I wonder if they'll let me register the domain cr
On the bright side it'll make it clear what parts of the internet to avoid, or go to depending on your preferred flavour of computery stuff.
Apple is getting ready to launch its own piece of the internet: .apple. The iPhone and Mac manufacturer signed the agreement to run its namesake top-level domain back in May, but has only recently moved toward "delegation," meaning putting the name live in the internet's root zone. It is however the registration of 29 …
"Although fanbois are likely to get very excited over the idea of domain names ending in "apple" (they tend to get excited over literally anything that Apple does)"
Maybe, but not so excited as El Reg when it finds a Apple story. It's all getting a bit boring. If it wasn't for the recipes I'd have to stop looking in.
So you think that web pages should be chock full of Adverts that totally obscure the original (sic) content?
Those of us who use Adblockers think web pages are served with less intrusive Ads.
Please explain what is boring about being able to view pages without seeing ads for p***s extensions? Oh sorry, I must have captured your screen by mistake.
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Indeed, it has been proposed (by Google, if memory serves) and rejected by the IETF on the grounds that single-name URLs already mean something -- they refer to a machine on your LAN. Using them as suggested here would run a serious risk of hi-jacking either legitimate services on your LAN (by external agents) or legitimate services out there (by other users on your LAN). Probably both.