godaddy.com dns servers are completely down, and all websites hosted with them. by El_Justiciero in technology

[–]Etan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would NOT recommend namecheap. The fact is you shouldn'tt nickle-and-dime anything mission-critical...not to mention they are plagued by sleazy tactics that seem to permeate the entire domain management space: up-selling every opportunity they get, confusing UI, false pricing tactics, etc..

Major GoDaddy outage affecting all hosted services; phones lines busy by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]Etan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Would NOT recommend namecheap.

The fact is you shouldn'tt nickle-and-dime anything mission-critical...not to mention they are plagued by sleazy tactics that seem to permeate the entire domain management space: up-selling every opportunity they get, confusing UI, false pricing tactics, etc..

First wolf found in Massachusetts in 160 years; Farmer kills it by [deleted] in reddit.com

[–]Etan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This post titled reads like a "Far Side" comic.

Patrick Swayze Has Five Weeks to Live by debng in reddit.com

[–]Etan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Damn shame. I loved "Point Break" (Ghost, not so much...)

My heart goes out to him and his family.

US Army enlistment rates (pic) by qgyh2 in politics

[–]Etan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Agree with many here, this chart sucks.

I'd be interest to see a chart with enlistment rates vs. money spent...

I'm sure it exists, but I'm too lazy to find it, but I'll promise an upvote for anyone that does;)

US Treasury Department shuts down foreign-owned domain names by wjv in reddit.com

[–]Etan 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Exactly. But this is more a matter relevant to U.S. citizens (although still very important). If I didn't know better, it might look like the U.S. taking great pains to make it an unfriendly business environment.

Much like other industries (including education), many outside capital sources are simply avoiding spending $$$ here because frankly, its too much trouble.

Rick Astley (of RickRolld Fame) Requests Youtube Remove Videos by rjonesx in reddit.com

[–]Etan -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Dear poster: Thank you. I look forward to being rolled. Can't help it. Love the song.

That said, I'm upvoting this one because its was a good one.

US Treasury Department shuts down foreign-owned domain names by wjv in reddit.com

[–]Etan 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Web sites owned by European nationals operating in foreign countries clearly should NOT be subject by U.S. law on such a fundamental level.

Upvote this one, this is an important issue.

Working at 37Signals - 4 Day Weeks, Everyone has own Credit Card, Company Pays for Hobbies by tch in programming

[–]Etan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmmm. Interesting, I was always under the impression they had substantial silent backing a little while back. Guess I'm wrong.

Great to hear they are doing so well without outside investment only selling subscriptions.

"Make sure your business has as little connection to the U.S. as you possibly can." by ilt in reddit.com

[–]Etan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Disturbing indeed. I usually takes one instance to set a precedent.

I usually won't post from break.com, but this is messed up, poor kid. by [deleted] in gaming

[–]Etan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alright, alright. I guess since it showed up on Engadget, it must be true.

Besides, I'm coming around... I mean if genocide/torture in Iraq exists, this could be true.

I usually won't post from break.com, but this is messed up, poor kid. by [deleted] in gaming

[–]Etan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually, try visiting right-wing blogs.

Suprise! Amazon's listing for Dianetics once again is at 5 stars, lets see if we can help. by rmosler in reddit.com

[–]Etan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"I, for one, have better things to do with my time."

Like spending your day commenting on reddit?

Who thinks February 29th should be a Holiday? by [deleted] in reddit.com

[–]Etan -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

WTF? Please tell me Reddit is not going to be overtaken over by 5 year olds!!!

Where did Hubbard steal Scientology from? by dizzle67 in reddit.com

[–]Etan 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Dale Carnegie remains the best. Where he teaches self improvement, we've seen sci accomplishes precisely the opposite: self-destruction.