Author: Edge displays: https://home.omg.lol/ is displaying unsafe content from https://social.lol/@adam/109186339855398190/embed
Edge is flagging the social.lol mastodon instance, the owner already submitted a reclassification to Microsoft
Omg.lol – A lovable web page and email address
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Re: Omg.lol – A lovable web page and email address
#252Seems cool except I refuse to use the "omg" acronym, you're all free to, but for me I don't find it very tasteful. Even "lol" is pretty dated, it's the complete polar opposite of a domain I'd put next to my name. Will you still like this domain in 20 years? It's like getting a batman tattoo.
Re: Omg.lol – A lovable web page and email address
#253Seems cool except I refuse to use the "omg" acronym, you're all free to, but for me I don't find it very tasteful. Even "lol" is pretty dated, it's the complete polar opposite of a domain I'd put next to my name. Will you still like this domain in 20 years? It's like getting a batman tattoo.
omg is ~40 years old, lol ~30; chances are they'll be about as cool in 20 as cool (~90) may be.
Re: Omg.lol – A lovable web page and email address
#254Damn, like.omg.lol was already taken.
rly.omg.lol is still available though (as of now :p)
Re: Omg.lol – A lovable web page and email address
#255Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's not just a subdomain. It's the landing page, an email address with forwarding, creation of a Mastodon account on their instance... there's a lot there. $20/year is actually a bargain as it would likely cost you more than that each month to run all of that yourself
Many DNS registrars offer very similar sets of value-add services for free for real TLDs people buy through them. Web "parking pages" and vanity email forwarding are table stakes. What wouldn't be table stakes, would be if each of these was its own Mastodon instance, or something else like that that actually had an OpEx cost.
Trouble is, many registrars do with with way worse UX. I own domains from two registrars and loathe to use their interfaces.
Re: Omg.lol – A lovable web page and email address
#256Seems cool except I refuse to use the "omg" acronym, you're all free to, but for me I don't find it very tasteful. Even "lol" is pretty dated, it's the complete polar opposite of a domain I'd put next to my name. Will you still like this domain in 20 years? It's like getting a batman tattoo.
omg is ~40 years old, lol ~30; chances are they'll be about as cool in 20 as cool (~90) may be.
Cool isn't an acryonym but I get your point, I'll probably not be using it in 20 years either. It's still not something I'd put next to my name. It just comes down to being "not my style", there's a target market for this and it's not me.
Re: Omg.lol – A lovable web page and email address
#257I would kill to know how many people converted despite these comments.
i 100% did. it's super hard to find a good domain with my name, so i got it when i found it was available.
Re: Omg.lol – A lovable web page and email address
#258I would kill to know how many people converted despite these comments.
I did. I am completely not a omg lol guy, but I can become one!
Re: Omg.lol – A lovable web page and email address
#259Earlier quoted context omitted.
> I've been a happy omg.lol subscriber for years Interesting, how many years would you estimate it's been around? I see their Mastodon server is pretty new (since last July) and wayback doesn't have the homepage archived at all. Can't think of another way of checking.
The domain was registered in 2019 and work started later - as they say on their "About" page. So "subscriber for years" where years <= 2.
2019 was 4 years ago
Re: Omg.lol – A lovable web page and email address
#260Earlier quoted context omitted.
And Fastmail. Fastmail is to programmers what Superhuman is for salespeople.
What is so great about fastmail? I keep hearing people talk about it but haven’t “gotten it” yet.
I tried fastmail once when I was looking for a new provider. Free trial, they said. So I created an account, switched over my MX records, changed my mail client, etc. Seemed fine.
That is, until I received an email from my father. I couldn't open it. It was so perplexing that I eventually opened a ticket with support to see what I screwed up. Turns out their "free trial" only worked with other fastmail addresses until verified my account. The only supported method of verification was to create a paid account. Support wouldn't or couldn't help until I verified. I was pretty pissed; felt like I got bait and switched. What good is a trial that only works with a service that (relatively) very few people use? I closed my account, moved to purelymail, and haven't looked back.
I still have no idea what email my dad sent me. They might be a great service otherwise, but this gave me a very sour experience.