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Re:Startup Sues a Domain Name Owner to Grab a 16-Year-Old URL by tptacek on Friday July 03, 2015 @12:22PM (#9826439)
The unfortunate thing about the case is that both parties are Internet natives and, Mehta especially, part of the startup ecosystem.

What the fuck does this mean?

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Re:Startup Sues a Domain Name Owner to Grab a 16-Year-Old URL by rubiquity on Friday July 03, 2015 @12:49PM (#9826599)
They were born in Internet and have since relocated elsewhere but still journey back to Internet from time to time.
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Re:Startup Sues a Domain Name Owner to Grab a 16-Year-Old URL by yellowapple on Friday July 03, 2015 @02:01PM (#9826987)
Internet is also home to a thriving ecosystem where mystical creatures called "startups" frolic freely in the forests.
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Re:Startup Sues a Domain Name Owner to Grab a 16-Year-Old URL by aptwebapps on Friday July 03, 2015 @12:54PM (#9826629)
It's an odd statement, but I guess it means the author thinks they (or one of them) should know better.
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Re:Startup Sues a Domain Name Owner to Grab a 16-Year-Old URL by pmontra on Friday July 03, 2015 @12:32PM (#9826508)
Maybe that they'll have to meet in person many people that are reading these news now and be asked about it. Many embarrassing conversations will follow.

Or that an Internet native should not do this.

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Re:Startup Sues a Domain Name Owner to Grab a 16-Year-Old URL by albedoa on Friday July 03, 2015 @12:31PM (#9826506)
It means they were present on the internet before the vast majority of its current population.
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Re:Startup Sues a Domain Name Owner to Grab a 16-Year-Old URL by cognitivesys on Friday July 03, 2015 @12:29PM (#9826493)
they are tech people
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