I have a few with my name in that're just parked :)
Recently purchased thisisweerd.co.uk , and thisisweird.co.uk ... to make use of my awesome Dutch name! Haha. Will be using it as my portfolio moving forward - just need to rebuild it :)
I am a professional DevOps Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the internet industry. I am an avid Linux lover and supporter of the open-source movement philosophy.
French web developer mainly but touches everything. Volunteer admin mod here at DEV. I learn Nuxt at this moment and databases. β Addict to Cappuccino and Music
I am a professional DevOps Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the internet industry. I am an avid Linux lover and supporter of the open-source movement philosophy.
Native Android developer/Consultant for Appwise, I work on custom projects for clients.
PHP/JS (web) developer in my freetime. Trying to keep learning in an ever changing tech world.
It took me 3 months to acquire it, owner didn't want to sell and then let it expire, but I am now the proud owner of "isphpdead.com".
I haven't done anything with it yet but I was thinking to make something like Is Ruby Dead?
Haha, good question! I actually let a couple expire recently, which felt good. However, I'm still holding onto healthier.dev.
I've got some vague notion of an open-source project where developers help each other to get healthier. Doubt anything will come of it but it's an idea that interests me!
The first one I've owned since I was 17. Still under a 10 year registration until 2023. That's how long I have to come up with an idea for it. π
I used to have the .io of the second one, but those are expensive. It was just cool from a quantum theory perspective: input/output. Collapse wavefunction. Thought it'd be cool for some sort of startup incubator. Something about creativity finding success. βοΈ
Haha, I feel your pain. I just let a 13 year old domain expire: beunequaled.com
With the best will in the world, I just couldn't come up with a good purpose for it. It's a shame because originally it had pretty good traffic when it first launched but for about 10 years it was effectively dead. Decided to give up on it and focus on more realistic projects...
alexlab.me => My personal site javascript-quiz.com/ => A PWA site with quiz about JS, great to learn and train for a job on culture
Unfinished projects: itsfermenting.com => Should be a blog about fermentation and cooking instruos.com/ => A website for online courses with part of a price that goes to charities
yournextgreatemployee.com [been sitting on it for a few years, kind of hoped I'd sell it or put it to better use by now - still waiting for the right idea or chance to sell]
nikeplusphp.org - the project is dead but I was proud of the project and what it helped me to achieve so keeping it for as long as a I can
maloha.org is expiring this year... I might re-purpose it but right now it just redirects to my blog
kikino.dev - registered earlier this year. I have a project planned but unlikely I'll get to it soon and I'm contemplating a different name all together for it already π€¦
1thingaweek.com is the one project I actually followed through with and have been doing so for well over 2 years now with a simple goal: to post 1 Thing A Week!
I actually shipped kikino.dev but with a different domain, so I'll let kikino.dev expire next year. You can see the project I built over at sitejoy.dev
I'm really happy with how it turned out. Considering its an idea I've had in my head for a couple of years, I can count the amount of development time from starting to going live in days!
Lots more to do, but my advice would be to just get stuck in. You might find the project you have in mind is achievable with minimal effort or maybe you'll find out you bit of more than you could chew (which is exactly what I expected). Either way:
You'll learn something
Validate your idea
If you get far enough, you can canvas for feedback
I also have an idea I've been kicking around for nearly 10 years, so that's next on my list to actually get on with!
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I have a few with my name in that're just parked :)
Recently purchased thisisweerd.co.uk , and thisisweird.co.uk ... to make use of my awesome Dutch name! Haha. Will be using it as my portfolio moving forward - just need to rebuild it :)
You're Weerd! π
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It's great isn't it?! Husband demands full credit for it XD
It definitely is! :D
There is only sleepy cat.
I really hope that you use Weerd as your primary and use weird as a redirect to it.
bathbombsformoms.com
π
Quizapi is very nice !
Thanks Thomas!
It is still in beta, a lot more features are coming along!
It took me 3 months to acquire it, owner didn't want to sell and then let it expire, but I am now the proud owner of "isphpdead.com".
I haven't done anything with it yet but I was thinking to make something like Is Ruby Dead?
Definitely should!
Still got the.littlest.website.
Still don't know what I'll do with it.
make it simpler than x.com
check the source, it's amazing
pure poetry in code.
smallest fonts ever, lorem ipsem is fine
Haha, good question! I actually let a couple expire recently, which felt good. However, I'm still holding onto healthier.dev.
I've got some vague notion of an open-source project where developers help each other to get healthier. Doubt anything will come of it but it's an idea that interests me!
17Style.com
wavefunction.xyz
The first one I've owned since I was 17. Still under a 10 year registration until 2023. That's how long I have to come up with an idea for it. π
I used to have the .io of the second one, but those are expensive. It was just cool from a quantum theory perspective: input/output. Collapse wavefunction. Thought it'd be cool for some sort of startup incubator. Something about creativity finding success. βοΈ
Haha, I feel your pain. I just let a 13 year old domain expire: beunequaled.com
With the best will in the world, I just couldn't come up with a good purpose for it. It's a shame because originally it had pretty good traffic when it first launched but for about 10 years it was effectively dead. Decided to give up on it and focus on more realistic projects...
And I finally shipped one! \o/
sitejoy.dev
On to the next domain now :D
Interesting! Good Post
alexlab.me => My personal site
javascript-quiz.com/ => A PWA site with quiz about JS, great to learn and train for a job on culture
Unfinished projects:
itsfermenting.com => Should be a blog about fermentation and cooking
instruos.com/ => A website for online courses with part of a price that goes to charities
Playlist fucks isn't working for me :3
thanks for the heads up!
Got a few!
1thingaweek.com is the one project I actually followed through with and have been doing so for well over 2 years now with a simple goal: to post 1 Thing A Week!
I actually shipped kikino.dev but with a different domain, so I'll let kikino.dev expire next year. You can see the project I built over at sitejoy.dev
I'm really happy with how it turned out. Considering its an idea I've had in my head for a couple of years, I can count the amount of development time from starting to going live in days!
Lots more to do, but my advice would be to just get stuck in. You might find the project you have in mind is achievable with minimal effort or maybe you'll find out you bit of more than you could chew (which is exactly what I expected). Either way:
I also have an idea I've been kicking around for nearly 10 years, so that's next on my list to actually get on with!
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