Re:I Sell Onions on the Internet
by Imustaskforhelp on Thursday December 25, 2025 @01:31PM
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Very interesting, I feel like domain names definitely have values but I don't know much about domain names that much but how do you buy or sell hundreds of domains?
I found websites/newsletters like https://ungrabbed.com/
Personally It would be interesting to see some domain names for cheap and if I have an idea, I can perhaps have domain name for cheap or something similar to it but I don't really know if I should go into this hobby perhaps and no guarantees that I would but I am curious about resources basically and I wish if you can tell me more about it
I feel like the issue I feel as if is that most domains would just be parked in there or would be sold for losses perhaps.
> Yes, I went to a stem college.
I don’t understand this.
Re:I Sell Onions on the Internet
by arcanemachiner on Thursday December 25, 2025 @02:42PM
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My guess is that he took a meme for normal people ("that would make a good band name") and twisted it into a more nerdy version ("that would make a good domain name").
That makes sense. I assumed posting on hackernews implies the nerdiness.
Re:I Sell Onions on the Internet
by mattmaroon on Thursday December 25, 2025 @07:36PM
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Lots of nerds go to regular colleges so perhaps he’s saying he’s extra nerdy. (Though I think at this point we’re overanalyzing, the worst thing you can do to any joke.)
Re:I Sell Onions on the Internet
by bigstrat2003 on Thursday December 25, 2025 @08:12PM
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Yeah but if you keep analyzing it hard enough, the funniness underflows and then it's maximum funny.
Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
Yes, that part I knew.
Re:I Sell Onions on the Internet
by mattmaroon on Thursday December 25, 2025 @07:58PM
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Science is the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation, experimentation, and the testing of theories against the evidence obtained.
Okay, but why?
Re:I Sell Onions on the Internet
by BenjiWiebe on Thursday December 25, 2025 @05:46PM
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Probably:
"band names" -> Science, Engineering, TECHNOLOGY, Math college -> "domain names"
Learned about more things tech, started thinking about domains more than bands.
It started as a bit of a joke on the "That's a good band name" line. It became "That's a good domain name". Yes, I went to a stem college.
Anyway, i've started 4 pretty decent businesses based entirely off that bit. My friends and I would be riffing out behind the pizza place/bar we frequented, someone would say something and then "That's a good domain name" comes out. I'd make a quick note and think about it for a few days. I found that if I come back to it after a week or so then it's maybe worth something.
Business and domain names can make or break a company.
On top of all that, i've also bought and then sold hundreds of domains for a profit based off this bit. I use various registars when they have sales, buy em up cheap for a few years, then park em.
After reading the OP, it's kinda funny. I did something similar with a garlic grower back in the early 00's. I had a domain, my brother worked for a garlic farmer, the farmer wanted to export to asia. It worked out well for a few years.