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Google Mystery Domain Reroutes 3% of Net Surfers

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the 3%-of-a-lot-is-still-a-lot dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A new Google domain — 1e100.net, a nod to the company's famously misspelled name — is now the net's 44th most visited site. Google says the domain is used to 'identify servers' on its internal network, hinting that reverse DNS plays a role. The domain was registered in September and launched in October, about the same time Google unveiled Spanner, a new addition to its backend infrastructure designed to shift loads automatically among its data centers."

2 of 140 comments (clear)

  1. Re:1e400.net? by jo42 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    How about EPIC? Evil Privacy Invading Corporation.

    Let the down-mods begin...

  2. Re:And... so what? by hduff · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    What's the significance of this? Why should I care? Article neglected to mention that.

    You have read Slashdot before, yes?

    "Slashdot" is a proto-Sanskrit word meaning redundant, useless, confusing, wildly inaccurate, poorly documented bumfuggery.

    For an example, please read this this entire thread, which makes FARK appear erudite and meaningful by comparison.

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