I get that some instances use the domain + TLD to make a word, like lemm.ee or to an extent, sh.itjust.works. But I’ve seen so many TLDs I had no idea existed, like .world, .zone, .social, and yes .works as well.
Is there any real reason for that? Trying to look cool or kinda underground-y? Cheaper and more varied domain options? Something actually kinda functional?
Interestingly, I started on vlemmy.net because I was a scared Reddit refugee and the .net TLD gave me comfort. Then it vanished a few days later without a trace. So here I am on lemmy.world
FOSS people have…weird taste in naming stuff. See: GIMP, GNU, et al.,
Wtf is an ubuntu
Ubuntu is a South African ethical ideology focusing on people’s allegiances and relations with each other. The word comes from the Zulu and Xhosa languages.
Wtf is lemmy 🗿
It’s the home of a gnome
FIFY
A thing y’all need to do more
Thanks, but I’ll stick with my irrigator… Ciao bye
Based
Basé et dentiste pillé!
Basé et approuvé par 9 dentistes sur 10
I’m a fan of the ones that are just letters. uzbl…srcpy…others that I can’t think of off the top of my head.
I’m sure I read on the scrcpy readme at some stage that the author intentionally chose that name to be as unpronounceable as possible after their first big project, gnirehtet. Can’t find a source now though.
(Unpronounceable and also i can’t even spell it right…damn.)
Pretty sure i read that in the github too. Never heard of the other program. Might have to grab it when i get home just in case i need it some day and can’t remember what it’s called.