The first step is admitting you have a problem…
At the PopCrunch party in LA, I heard someone say, “Aren’t you Internet famous?”. I jotted it down as a domain to register, hoping it wasn’t taken. It is, so I registered the misspelling.
cyantist@apogee:[~]$ geek internetfameous.com
GeekTools Whois Proxy v5.0.4 Ready.
Checking access for 65.x.x.x... ok.
Checking server [whois.crsnic.net]
Results:
CRSNIC has no information for that domain.
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I’m laughing. My first thought was: man, I need to get on this whois checking via phone. I can totally do that!
But actually I don’t have a problem. Nope. Not admitting there’s an issue at all. I mean, I only have six or seven domains right now, each related to a (semi-)active project. So they’re real. They’re not going to be handed off so they’re totally legit. I’ve let a few lapse and I don’t really think about them daily any more, usually. And I only intend to get a handful more. At least immediately. And I can stop registering anytime. See? No issue.
It all starts with 7 and goes downhill from there.
I wonder if there are domain registration rehab centers?
I had ssh on my phone years back for the express purpose of registering domains. I’m glad I kicked that habit. I’ve now replaced it with Twitter.
I need to goto Domains Anonymous as well. I am always thinking of awesome domains to buy.
I need to get that WHOIS command line tool!
Put this in your .bashrc file (or whatever shell you use on your puter)
alias geek="whois -h whois.geektools.com"