This is really going to help a lot of sites protect themselves - right now we just have the evil bit, but being able to block addresses with a ptr in .bot should eliminate drive-by defacement altogether.
That's awesome haha
new TLD: .BOT
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Re: new TLD: .BOT
#52Earlier quoted context omitted.
For certain definitions of 'awesome'; we'd be inviting murder and deception and all manner of crime via robot. I think the lesson from Asimov is that we can't bank on a simple set of laws to protect us from killer robots. The zeroth law is most important, as well. If we try this route we'd have to be sure to implement that law first. > A robot may not harm humanity; or through inaction allow humanity to come to harm.
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Indeed, in the novels the "inventor" of the 0th law is fatally conflicted upon acting on it.
Re: new TLD: .BOT
#53Earlier quoted context omitted.
I figure that as this is an Amazon product it will most likely be available through their domain registration via Route 53. After wading through the control panel, I finally found the domain registration section. But there is no .bot option as yet. Judging by the pricing of other boutique TLDs, listed there, it will probably be a rip off. (Yup, all pure conjecture on my part.)
Do you have to sign up for Route 53 to get that section? It appears that I have to pay just to be a member. Or maybe I'm just finding the wrong thing.
I think you need an AWS account. Then login, go to dashboard->route 53. But there is no option for the .bot tld yet.
Perhaps keep an eye on this list: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/Route53/latest/DeveloperGuide/reg...
Looking through that Gandi seem to be a strong associate, they are pre-reserving there.
Re: new TLD: .BOT
#54I call dibs on sex.bot
You can have it after me.
Re: new TLD: .BOT
#55Earlier quoted context omitted.
For certain definitions of 'awesome'; we'd be inviting murder and deception and all manner of crime via robot. I think the lesson from Asimov is that we can't bank on a simple set of laws to protect us from killer robots. The zeroth law is most important, as well. If we try this route we'd have to be sure to implement that law first. > A robot may not harm humanity; or through inaction allow humanity to come to harm.
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The robot killing itself is both a direct action, and results in future inaction, through which humanity may come to harm which the robot could have prevented, had it not killed itself. So that's not a magic-bullet solution.
Re: new TLD: .BOT
#56dig .bot
resolves to 127.0.53.53 meaning https://www.icann.org/namecollision
Re: new TLD: .BOT
#57Time from registration opening to ro.bot being taken: Mere milliseconds.
I thought the same, but [a-z]{2}.bot are all reserved: http://whois.nic.bot/whoismtld/html/default/reservednames.ht...
They state that those two character domains are reserved, but it looks like they're authorized by ICANN to release these domains (Since 04 August 2015): https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/tlds/bot/bot-auth-...
Re: new TLD: .BOT
#58Earlier quoted context omitted.
For certain definitions of 'awesome'; we'd be inviting murder and deception and all manner of crime via robot. I think the lesson from Asimov is that we can't bank on a simple set of laws to protect us from killer robots. The zeroth law is most important, as well. If we try this route we'd have to be sure to implement that law first. > A robot may not harm humanity; or through inaction allow humanity to come to harm.
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If it kills itself, it might cause depression in the inventors. So that's definitely not a solution, let alone the only possible one.
A closer solution is to properly simulate humanity and determine which actions work. (There's the ethical question about how good a sim before you've caused consciousness. But I don't think we know enough about consciousness to fully conclude anything there.)
Re: new TLD: .BOT
#59How do I get one? What's the price on the tin?
The only thing it says on the site:
>Information on the .BOT space, registration policies, and launch dates will be forthcoming.
ICANN's wiki[0] is also lacking in information
Re: new TLD: .BOT
#60>All domains in the .BOT registry will remain the property of Amazon.
according to http://icannwiki.com/.bot