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Re:Short URLs: Why and How by louismerlin on Monday May 09, 2022 @05:58AM (#31312283)
Sadly http://merl.in has been idle for the past 10+ years, and I have not been able to get in touch with the owners...
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Re:Short URLs: Why and How by justusthane on Monday May 09, 2022 @07:16AM (#31312776)
My name is Justus, and I had my eye on https://just.us for years. It was just the photo gallery for a couple’s 60th anniversary dance.

I checked every year on the expiry date to see if they renewed. Every year they did.

One year I forgot to check and now the domain is parked and for sale for $288k.

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Re:Short URLs: Why and How by quickthrower2 on Monday May 09, 2022 @07:53AM (#31313015)
If it is any consolation they probably used a bot to pick it up and you would have been beaten to it unless you were going to use a bot.
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Re:Short URLs: Why and How by justusthane on Monday May 09, 2022 @08:01AM (#31313074)
That actually is a bit of consolation, thanks!
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Re:Short URLs: Why and How by joshmanders on Monday May 09, 2022 @12:22PM (#31316108)
I've been waiting years to try and get jo.sh but it's a heckin premium domain and doesn't expire until 2027 (registered in 1998)
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