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.su Lives On, Stronger Than Ever

Posted by timothy on from the c-c-c-i-p dept.

CWRUisTakingMyMoney writes "Yahoo! Finance has a story about the defunct Soviet Union's .su TLD. 'Sixteen years after the superpower's collapse, Web sites ending in the Soviet ".su" domain name have been rising — registrations increased 45 percent this year alone. Bloggers, entrepreneurs and die-hard communists are all part of a small but growing online community resisting repeated efforts to extinguish the online Soviet outpost.'"

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  1. Well. by Zarel · · Score: 5, Funny

    It looks like all those "In Soviet Russia" jokes will be on-topic for once.

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    1. Re:Well. by StreetStealth · · Score: 2

      Isn't there a "insovietrussia" tag?

      Because this would truly be its moment of glory.

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  2. Words that end in .su by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    babas.su
    jiujit.su
    jiuju.tsu
    jujit.su
    jujut.su
    shiat.su
    tirami.su
    zaibat.su

    Hurry up and register them!

    1. Re:Words that end in .su by somersault · · Score: 3, Funny

      you forgot peggy.su!! And Maibat.su! We.su?

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  3. Rumour has it... by jd · · Score: 5, Funny
    ...that the next batch of registrants are:

    • www.microsoft-will.su
    • www.sco-will.su
    • www.rambus-will.su
    • www.riaa-will.su
    • www.mpaa-will.su
    • www.oldies-internet-radio-peggy.su
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    1. Re:Rumour has it... by OMNIpotusCOM · · Score: 5, Funny

      omnom-eat.su
      chucknorris-kill.su
      insovietrussia-domainregister.su

  4. The only domain I wanted. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    pant.su is taken :(

    1. Re:The only domain I wanted. by sqrt(2) · · Score: 4, Funny

      I wish I was the kind of person that wouldn't know why that's funny.

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    2. Re:The only domain I wanted. by somersault · · Score: 4, Funny

      You wish you were me? >_> That's messed up

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      which is totally what she said
    3. Re:The only domain I wanted. by Faylone · · Score: 3, Informative

      Pantsu is japanese for panties

  5. Re:THIS IS A NO 'IN SOVIET RUSSIA' ZONE by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    In Soviet Russia, DOMAINS END IN .SU !!! /me ducks for cover.

  6. Where to register a .su? by neokushan · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I've actually wanted to own a .su domain for quite some time, but I can't seem to find a registrar that'll do them to someone outside of russia for a REASONABLE sum. A lot of the ones that do seem to offer them want 3-figure amounts for some reason.

    Does anyone actually know of a decent registrar that's not stupidly expensive for .su domains?

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    1. Re:Where to register a .su? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

      http://www.best-hosting.net/
      Pay with PayPal:
      http://www.best-hosting.net/news/paypal_payments.asp

    2. Re:Where to register a .su? by ggruschow · · Score: 5, Informative

      Nic.ru seems to be the main site. nic.tld is often the place to go at least for info on a TLD.

      Their service agreement form allows you to specify you're a US citizen as well as to choose to pay in US Dollars. They're charging 600 rubles/year for a domain, which is currently US$25.51.

    3. Re:Where to register a .su? by RemmyLee · · Score: 2, Informative

      http://www.nic.ru/en/ It's about $26USD a year. I was about to grab jujit.su

  7. Ah, this takes me back. by Dr.+Eggman · · Score: 4, Funny

    The last we heard of the .su domain here on slashdot was when we were discussing Outdated Domains to meet their end. Like .um from that article, .su was high on the list for the chopping block. *Sniff* that article was one of my first submissions to be accepted on Slashdot...*tear*

    Erm? *Ahem!* .um...
    In .su, ISP is throttled by you!

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  8. Re:Oblig by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    In Soviet Russia, goatsecx.su!

  9. Re:commies! by mcpkaaos · · Score: 4, Funny

    They'll have each other.

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  10. Re:THIS IS A NO 'IN SOVIET RUSSIA' ZONE by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    In Soviet Russia, zone forbids YOU.

    (/me registers "in-soviet-russia-website-visit.su")

  11. aboynamed.su by Jafafa+Hots · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just checked, it's available.

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  12. Re:THIS IS A NO 'IN SOVIET RUSSIA' ZONE by Oktober+Sunset · · Score: 4, Funny

    insovietrussiadomainregister.su

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  13. Re:THIS IS A NO 'IN SOVIET RUSSIA' ZONE by Kjella · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't know, sometimes it's funny when they find a new way to beat a dead horse. The first time I saw "In soviet america" is was funny and that was long after the initial joke. Or the infamous "all your base are belong to you" was fun the first time I saw the poem:

    roses are #FF0000
    violets are #0000FF
    all my base
    are belong to you

    In the end, reusing old material is ok as long as you're doing it with a twist. If you just throw up the same "In Soviet Russia, [subject] [verb]s you!" then you're just rehashing old material. Think of slashdot a bit like a stand-up comedian, you can't pull the same jokes over and over to the same audience. Instead, use the opportunity that we have some memes to make some in-jokes, it makes those who get it feel smug and the rest curious. I love Futurama for that, they go so many geeky references I've probably missed a bunch and still feel I "got it".

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  14. Re:THIS IS A NO 'IN SOVIET RUSSIA' ZONE by calebt3 · · Score: 5, Funny

    you can't pull the same jokes over and over to the same audience. You must be new here.
  15. Re:THIS IS A NO 'IN SOVIET RUSSIA' ZONE by Nimey · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Okay, I find the constant /. memeing tiresome to say the least, but that was really funny. Well done.

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  16. Re:THIS IS A NO 'IN SOVIET RUSSIA' ZONE by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well, I for one welcome our new "In Soviet Russia" joke posting Yakhov Smirnoff clone overlords!

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  17. Re:You know... by calebt3 · · Score: 2, Informative

    Are you sure?

  18. Re:THIS IS A NO 'IN SOVIET RUSSIA' ZONE by Handover+Phist · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oh come on now Mods, that was funny!

  19. Re:In .su? by Faylone · · Score: 2, Insightful

    WOOOOSH!

  20. Re:THIS IS A NO 'IN SOVIET RUSSIA' ZONE by tubapro12 · · Score: 2, Funny

    For some reason, I think ".su" would be a good domain for lawyers.

  21. Re:THIS IS A NO 'IN SOVIET RUSSIA' ZONE by buildguy · · Score: 2

    Damn you Ian Campbell for registering the domain. Damn you. https://www.nic.ru/whois/?domain=insovietrussiadomainregister.su

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  22. Re:THIS IS A NO 'IN SOVIET RUSSIA' ZONE by Oktober+Sunset · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Like all comedy, timing is everything. If you stick it as a reply to anything, epic fail, you have to wait untill that perfect moment, when a really ripe one comes along, then bang. You need someone to set you up just right for it, and to get a really perfect one, you need to wait for a long long time.

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  23. DEAD HORSE BEATS YOU by tepples · · Score: 4, Funny

    I don't know, sometimes it's funny when they find a new way to beat a dead horse. And sometimes it's just funny when the dead horse beats you.
  24. mary.su and de.su by tepples · · Score: 2, Funny

    Fanfiction critics will be familiar with mary.su, and anime otakus with de.su.

  25. History repeats itself by Max_W · · Score: 3, Interesting
    In the FSU the mood is growing to recreate the USSR in one for or another.

    In 1918 the USSR was the size of Belgium, including only the Moscow and St. Petersburg area. The whole Siberia and Far East of Russia were occupied by the USA, Canada and Japan. South, Ukraine, was hold by France, etc. Still somehow they manged to fight out these powers and unite the country.

    In 1941 Germany, Italy, Hungary, Romania, Finland occupied the whole European part of the USSR. Chances of the USSR were pitiful. The victory was all but celebrated. Still we know the outcome.

    The "Great Victory Victory in the Cold War" is from the same league. The territory of the "defeated" Russia is 4.5 times larger than the territory of the whole European Union. Russia holds the world stock of natural gas and oil, and other key resources.

    The price of these resources has grown 10 times since 2001. The West is sucked in into the was which cannot be won. As result the West is approaching to the economical crisis and social unrest of an unprecedented magnitude.

    Do not celebrate too early. .su still may hit the mainstream.

    1. Re:History repeats itself by zenkonami · · Score: 2, Interesting

      In 1918 the USSR was the size of Belgium, including only the Moscow and St. Petersburg area. The whole Siberia and Far East of Russia were occupied by the USA, Canada and Japan. South, Ukraine, was hold by France, etc. Still somehow they manged to fight out these powers and unite the country. Perhaps (being an American) I'm guilty of ignorance here, but could you point me to some historical sources indicating that the USSR was the size of Belgium in 1918? I'm more curious than anything...I presume that was the division of the country most strongly held by the Bolsheviks? Also, I've never heard of U.S. / Canadian occupation of Siberia and the far east (I presume you're refering to present day Alaska - also, I know Japan and Russia had some longstanding territorial disputes and conflicts in that region.) I'm not challenging your statement (unless it's incorrect)...I simply don't know much about that region of the world during that time period.
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    2. Re:History repeats itself by concept14 · · Score: 2, Informative

      The O.P. is mostly making stuff up. Although there were British and American troops in Murmansk and Arkhangelsk at the end of World War I, most of the non-Bolshevik-controlled parts of Russia were controlled by other factions of the Russian civil war.

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  26. Re:THIS IS A NO 'IN SOVIET RUSSIA' ZONE by StarfishOne · · Score: 3, Funny


    > Let me in!
    < In Soviet Russia, zone forbids YOU.
    > SUdo let me in
    < Okay
    [ http://xkcd.com/149/ ]