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Re:My first year as employee #1 of a YC company by arkitaip on Wednesday August 01, 2012 @02:06PM (#4324580)
Kinda interesting using a xxx domain for a personal, non porn blog.
Re:My first year as employee #1 of a YC company by Rudism on Wednesday August 01, 2012 @02:13PM (#4324627)
I can't bring myself to click it right now while I'm at work, just in case.
Re:My first year as employee #1 of a YC company by jack57 on Wednesday August 01, 2012 @02:22PM (#4324692)
I'm in the same boat. I'm not sure it's the best choice for a technical blog, especially when many people visit them at work.
Re:My first year as employee #1 of a YC company by vikrum on Wednesday August 01, 2012 @02:32PM (#4324755)
I picked it kind of on a whim and as a hack (are they still allowing porn under .com?). I like the aesthetic symmetry of the domain and TLD, in general. There was a funny potential bug in our code several months ago which almost led to the comment

    // XXX TODO FIXME nop is doing too much
Perhaps that link back to development/tech might have been too much of a stretch :)
Re:My first year as employee #1 of a YC company by jack57 on Wednesday August 01, 2012 @03:36PM (#4325137)
Yeah ideally we all work for understanding, cool tech companies, but unfortunately that's not the truth. I recommend you buy another similar, safer domain and have this one forward to it.
Re:My first year as employee #1 of a YC company by leeskye on Wednesday August 01, 2012 @04:35PM (#4325518)
^Agreed. The .xxx domain is a bit unprofessional IMO. \
Re:My first year as employee #1 of a YC company by bira on Wednesday August 01, 2012 @06:03PM (#4326019)
Depending on the profession.
Re:My first year as employee #1 of a YC company by vikrum on Wednesday August 01, 2012 @10:48PM (#4326946)
To quote a wise man:

    It's not porn. xxx does not always mean porn. Sometimes it means Vin Diesel.
Re:My first year as employee #1 of a YC company by PakG1 on Thursday August 02, 2012 @03:30AM (#4327735)
The sequel was Ice Cube, I believe. :)
Re:My first year as employee #1 of a YC company by vacri on Wednesday August 01, 2012 @11:16PM (#4327038)
Or it's written on the liquor jug held by a cartoon hobo.
Re:My first year as employee #1 of a YC company by vikrum on Thursday August 02, 2012 @03:01AM (#4327674)
Or it's a homage to this year's XXX Olympics.
Re:My first year as employee #1 of a YC company by salemh on Wednesday August 01, 2012 @08:32PM (#4326549)
Highly amusing to be honest.
Re:My first year as employee #1 of a YC company by vikrum on Wednesday August 01, 2012 @10:54PM (#4326973)
Yes, quite.

    ಠ_ರೃ
Re:My first year as employee #1 of a YC company by drivebyacct2 on Wednesday August 01, 2012 @05:14PM (#4325764)
I trust HN, clicked it and got the first and only "Blocked" message. Saw the ".xxx" domain and freaked out.
Re:My first year as employee #1 of a YC company by Kelliot on Wednesday August 01, 2012 @07:00PM (#4326237)
Blocked by work PC, expecting a call from IT manager any min now XD
Re:My first year as employee #1 of a YC company by throwaway54-762 on Wednesday August 01, 2012 @02:23PM (#4324696)
Last I heard, you could only register a .xxx name if you were in the porn industry or wanted to reserve the name (but not put up any webpage). I wonder how he got the domain.
Re:My first year as employee #1 of a YC company by jaredsohn on Wednesday August 01, 2012 @02:31PM (#4324748)
That was just in Fall 2011 before domains became available to the public. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501465_162-20092596-501465.html

  Sep 7 2011-Oct 28 2011: Trademark holders only
  Oct 2011-Dec 2011: Porn sites too
  Dec 2011-present: everyone
Re:My first year as employee #1 of a YC company by citricsquid on Wednesday August 01, 2012 @02:27PM (#4324723)
That's not correct, anyone can register a .xxx domain, there are no actual restrictions.