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Show HN: FactBomb – A fast daily trivia game with zero friction

Hi HN,I made FactBomb, a minimalist daily trivia game. Currently, it has 2 daily modes: - A casual mode with 15 questions identical for all users for the day, so you can compete asynchronously against your friends. - A competitive mode (also 15 questions in total) where strategy, luck, and knowledge all play a role in getting a high score and adding your name to the daily leaderboard.Both pull from a pool of over 5000 questions across 17 categories.You can play instantly - no sign-up or login re

Show HN: Aha Domain Search

Hey everyone!Years ago, one of my favorite domain search tools, Lean Domain Search [1], was acquired by Automattic. Unfortunately, that's when the "enshitification" began, particularly when they started forcing the `.blog` TLD in search results.After discovering the simplicity of RDAP lookups, which can be done by fetching a JSON response directly from the client (e.g., `https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/ycombinator.com`), I decided it was final

Beyond Domain Registration: A Smarter Way To Protect Your Brand Online

Keeping your brand safe online isn’t as simple as registering a domain and calling it a day. As the internet grows more ...

4 Ways to Prevent Domain Name Hijacking - CIO

A company's domain name is one of its most valuable assets, yet businesses do little to protect them from being hijacked. As DNS hijacking becomes more prevalent, IT leaders need to understand how they can protect their companies from the damages domain hijacking wreaks. Here are four tips.

Domain name sells for $2.75 million - NBC News

In the biggest-ticket domain name sale in years, a small Austin marketing firm has paid $2.75 million for CreditCards.com. Despite the rocky history of high-priced domain sales, participants say ...

The Domain Name System - BleepingComputer

A key component of the Internet and how it works revolves around the Domain Name System, otherwise known as DNS. The underlying technology behind the Internet, is that when a computer needs to talk to another computer on the Internet, they communicate via the computer's IP Address. The IP Address is a unique set of numbers associated with a particular machine, which will be discussed in a separate article. An example of an IP Address is 216.213.19.27, which is the IP Address that corresponds to www.bleepingcomputer.com.

Klingman.com: A Timeless Domain with Powerful Brand Potential

Klingman.com is more than just a domain; it’s a versatile and brandable identity. The name itself is strong, professional, and has a distinguished, classic feel. It’s the kind of name that immediately ...

How I Quietly Secured the Perfect Domain Name — Without Overpaying

I've learned that buying the right domain quietly can save money and protect your strategy. Here's what stealth acquisition ...

Domain Name News: November / December 2022 | JD Supra

Domain name recuperation news, including: Ignoring well-established UDRP principles results in RDNH; Complaint falls at the first hurdle; and Let's have a toast for the .IO Policy!

Why Your Travel Brand Needs a Smarter Domain This Summer

Peak travel season is upon us, and brands across the travel industry have a major opportunity to sharpen their digital presence and stand out in an increasingly crowded online marketplace.

Domains As Digital Equity: The Hidden Asset Class In Every Startup Stack

Your domain isn’t just a name. It’s an early decision that can compound for years. Here’s why smart founders treat it like ...

Show HN: I built an AI brand generator to stop wasting days naming side projects

Hey HN,I’m a solo builder, and I made Brandkiit after getting stuck too many times trying to name and brand new ideas. I’d get excited about a side project, but before I could start building, I’d lose days (sometimes a whole week) trying to find:• a name that felt right • an available domain • a decent logo • matching colors and fonts…all before I wrote a single line of code.Brandkiit is a tool that takes your idea and instantly gives you a full brand kit — including:• name + domain availability

Give Your Self-Hosted Services Local Domain Names With This Pi-hole Trick

However, if you host a service at home like, say, Audiobookshelf, and access it via its IP address, then you’re accessing a ...

VeriSign falls after Buffett's Berkshire sells $1.23 billion stock

VeriSign shares fell on Tuesday after Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway sold nearly one-third of its stake in the internet ...

AI search Domain name market has changed

Ann Smarty / know Techie Finding a domain name is easier now with diverse top-level domains, as .com no longer ranks better, ...

Why VeriSign (VRSN) Shares Are Trading Lower Today

Shares of domain name registry operator Verisign (NASDAQ:VRSN) fell 8.5% in the morning session after news that major ...

Ask HN: Startup getting spammed with PayPal disputes, what should we do?

Longtime user posting from a new account out of an abundance of caution.I founded an e-commerce marketplace startup. We use PayPal's Multiparty APIs (PayPal Commerce Platform) for checkout. For the 10 days, someone has been bombarding us with purchases that they later dispute. There's consistent pattern to it:* They use an email address that has no footprint online, always from the same two domains * They use an unverified PayPal account to pay * They pay a low amount, not always the s

Be thoughtful when retiring old domain names

This is a bit of a sob story, and I’m mainly posting hoping for some advice or assistance, but even if my situation is hopeless, maybe sharing the experience can prevent something similar from happening to someone else: Some months ago I let a long unused domain name of mine expire(williamsfamilyfungi.com). I used it for an email address for a number of years, but over time I moved everything to another domain which also hosted my website(michiganmushrooms.net). Unfortunately I neglected to chan

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway to sell 4.3 million shares of THIS company worth over $4 billion. What we know…

Berkshire Hathaway plans to sell about one-third of its $4 billion stake in VeriSign to reduce ownership below 10%. Following the sale of 4.3 million shares, Berkshire's stake will drop to 9.6%.

VeriSign Shares Decline on Pricing of Shareholder Offering

VeriSign shares dropped after the company released the pricing of its previously announced underwritten secondary offering of its common stock by affiliates of Berkshire Hathaway. Shares were down 7% ...