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Re:A domain can now say it is for sale, in DNS on Saturday August 08, 2026 @11:09AM (#49222573)
This was first done by SIDN I believe, the company that orchestrates the .nl domains. They however, do not implement most of the spec.

When searching their online whois[1], they'll tell you if a domain is for sale and link to the for sale page. They don't use any of the info you put in the DNS though. The URL comes from their internal system. You need to register it separately. They also don't use the price, txt or anything else you put in the DNS.

All they use is the "fcod", to look up the url in their own system. They had a different syntax for this before, but this functionality has existed for some years.

[1] https://www.sidn.nl/whois

Re:Tell HN: I let my 6-year-old daughter design my website on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @09:32AM (#30346903)
I know a future web designer when I see one!

As a side note and you're probably not interested in this, but since you mention the total size: your avatar/favicon can be compressed down. to 14.3kb (saving 18,6%) which keeps the Toal just under 50Kb!

Re:Fastly Outage on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @06:07AM (#27432600)
Anything hosted on Firebase seems to be down
Re:Neuroon: Sleep mask for polyphasic sleep on Tuesday December 03, 2013 @05:48PM (#6843759)
I think that if you need the product to increase the amount of workable hours in a day, you're doing something wrong to begin with. The idea of Polyphasic sleep in itself is interesting, but do it for the right reasons (more time to communicate with friends/family who are in a different timezone, work nightshifts etc.).

One other thing to consider is the fact that sleeping less means you've got more time to spend, also during hours when almost nobody else is awake. For some this isn't an issue, but for others this could prove to be difficult. I for one would opt for an Everyman cycle, since it allows you to be awake during relatively "normal" hours.

Re:Direct Debit API for 1%; max £2 on Thursday January 26, 2012 @11:20AM (#3514670)
Besides the fact that a direct debit payment is reversible, isn't there also a timeout between the authorization and actual debit (in The Netherlands, I believe it's about 1-2 days)?

How do they handle chargebacks/failed payments and do they charge their merchants for failed payments/chargebacks?

I think direct debit could be huge on mobile, but given the fact that every direct debit payment can be cancelled within a month or so, how do you reduce your risks?