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Re: on Monday October 06, 2025 @02:46AM (#45488322)
There are countless conscientious people living in Israel or within Jewish communities around the world. They stand against what Israel, the Israeli government and the names you mentioned (who represent both the country’s and money’s power) are doing. I closely follow them and deeply respect them. This is not about Judaism, Islam or Christianity. This is a matter of humanity and conscience. At the same time it is also humanity’s test. There is not a single antisemitic expression in the article. If you believe there is, then share the passage so I can review it.
Re: on Monday October 06, 2025 @02:35AM (#45488264)
I doubt you have even the most basic understanding of what anti-Semitism is.
Re:Dear Boltdotnew, Fuck You on Sunday August 03, 2025 @08:45AM (#44776185)
I was trying out some no-code website builders to understand how they work. One of the most well-known and frequently mentioned ones is @boltdotnew . I asked it to create a simple website. It built it using React. When I requested an iteration focused on SEO, it didn’t include the package.json file this time. Only package-lock.json was there, and apparently, I needed a token to fix the error.

Another frustrating part was during onboarding. It asked a few questions, and even though I selected that I’m a pro user, it still asked for payment because of such a simple issue. If it had been more realistic, for example by saying on my second prompt that I reached the limit, I would have paid without hesitation.

Re:Premium .dev domain with Google costs $850 on Saturday December 10, 2022 @03:39AM (#33931041)
No, I didn't have a discount. Google employee proved me right about that first-year fee. I paid the normal price for this domain. But, now, they want me to pay 2X for renewing.
Re:Premium .dev domain with Google costs $850 on Saturday December 10, 2022 @12:30AM (#33930188)
The Turkish lira has lost value, but it is not a matter of fluctuation as you mentioned. I already shared the links to the exchange rates of the relevant day above. You can also verify the previous and next days yourself. We are talking about a number that is three times higher than on that day, and twice as high as today.

I also contacted another domain registration service to verify this price. They said that the domain transfer fee is $843 and that they have nothing to do with it, the pricing is determined by registrar(Google in this case).

Attached: https://twitter.com/EmirKarsiyakali/status/16014456975341649...

Even while writing this comment, they also responded from their own Twitter: https://twitter.com/Namecheap/status/1601447984775962625

Re:Premium .dev domain with Google costs $850 on Saturday December 10, 2022 @12:01AM (#33930027)
The amount of Turkish lira paid more than it is now but it's not $850. Here is the link you can get info about rates 6th of December: https://www.exchangerates.org.uk/USD-TRY-06_12_2021-exchange....
Re:Premium .dev domain with Google costs $850 on Friday December 09, 2022 @11:51PM (#33929975)
Hello. I am happy that I caught the attention of someone from the Google team. Let's do it this way. I shared the invoice in the link. You are asking me to pay three times that amount today. Is this normal? To be honest, I am not familiar with the annual payment you mentioned. I expected to pay the price I paid the first year, and then continue with the normal -$12- renewal price. Is there a way to solve this confusion? Could you talk to the team on my behalf? This pricing is different from what I am used to with other tlds, but at least I am willing to pay the price I paid the first year.

Last year's invoice and Google Domain dashboard screenshots: https://twitter.com/EmirKarsiyakali/status/16014366748564643...

Re:Premium .dev domain with Google costs $850 on Friday December 09, 2022 @07:32PM (#33928401)
As you know, domain extensions like .dev and .app are owned by Google. Last year, I bought the http://forum.dev domain for one of our projects. When I tried to renew it this year, I was faced with a renewal price of $850 instead of the normal price of $12.

Since I looked at it in Turkish Lira, I thought at first that Google made a mistake when converting the currency, but it turns out that was not the case. Apparently, they are renewing generic domains like the one I own for $850 under the name Premium domain.

I could understand if I were to buy this domain from scratch, but I have been the owner of hundreds of domains for almost 20 years and I have never faced anything like this before. Once again, I realized that it is foolish to trust Google on any matter. Thank you, Google.