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Dots. Acronyms. VP BD of .wiki; .ink; .gay; https://xitter.gq/t.co/57Md7SkiDG TLDs; ICANN; PDX

Portland, OR
Joined August 2013
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Worth understanding what just happened: this isn’t just for Atom. Any marketplace, SaaS platform, or service that verifies domain ownership can now instantly verify domains registered at Porkbun and Atom. Open protocol. No permission needed. No partnership with us required. Standards begin with one implementation, then another. The industry doesn’t move forward all at once. It moves forward like this. Credit to @Porkbun for going first.
Two weeks ago, we published DomainAttest.org, an open spec for domain ownership verification. Today, @Porkbun became the first registrar after Atom to implement it. Domains at Porkbun and Atom can now be verified in one click. No TXT records. No propagation delays. No nameserver changes. Two registrars in two weeks. Every registrar that follows moves instant verification closer to becoming the norm, not the exception.
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Today is Porkbun's 9th birthday! 🥳 We're celebrating some achievements we've had, including being named the #1 domain registrar by USA Today two years in a row! We thank all of our fantastic customers, as we couldn't do it without you. Cheers to 9 years, and many more!
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⚡️Zelensky: "What kind of country is Russia if it's afraid of hospitals and maternity houses, and destroys them? Were there little nationalists there? Were pregnant women going to shoot missiles at Rostov? Did someone in that maternity hospital offend Russian-speaking people?"
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Code switching is something those of us in marginalized communities understand all too well—were you familiar with the concept, friends?
DotGay Presents: The Dictionary - Season 2: “What is Code-Switching?” The Dictionary is open with all new episodes! 🏳️‍🌈⭐️ Finish this episode and watch full seasons now on @RevryTV and at TheLibrary.gay Created in partnership with @TwoPenguins #TheDictionaryIsOpen
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Happy @DotGay Day! Today is our 1st anniversary and we are so grateful for you all. To celebrate, we have released our inaugural Impact Report, covering .gay’s community impact and giving through 2020, our 1st year of operation Check it out: ohhey.gay/impact-report #GayIsGood
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FOOTBALLISdotGAY and SPORTSAREdotGAY go right to WRESTLINGISdotGAY
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Replying to @Variety
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Big .gay shoutout to @Namecheap for donating $10k to @GLAAD and @CenterLink! Thank you for supporting LGBTQ communities. 🙌🏳️‍🌈🧡 Check out Namecheap's blog to learn more: namecheap.com/blog/namecheap… #DotGayWorld #LGBTQ #Pride
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Who’s the genius fan who made this? @LilNasX have you seen this?! LilNasX.gay
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This that bullshit.
It's legal to recreationally smoke weed in 19+ states, including the one where Richardson tested positive, while the NFL, NBA, and MLB have softened their stance. But we're still going to stop an Olympian from competing due to a non-performance-enhancing drug? Makes no sense.
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The fact that they had a predetermined signal to have PR step in to stop the question…
Here is Trail Blazers PR shutting down a valid question from @jwquick about Billups and the 1997 sexual assault allegations. This is embarassing. #RipCity
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If the investigation yielded the result that made you comfortable in hiring Billups, then it's easy to disclose the results.
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This is so cute! I wish @dotgay was around when Bradders and I got married! Maybe time for a vow renewal...?
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The same Motion Picture Association that wanted to stop you from sharing music and movies that you own wants to prolong the COVID-19 pandemic by opposing efforts to provide vaccines in developing countries: theintercept.com/2021/04/27/…
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You probably feel numb. This shit is so normalized in this country. This is your reminder that we collectively deserve better. We deserve a country free of gun violence. You, your family, your friends, deserve a country free of gun violence.
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GoFundMe update: “Let me start with a huge thank you for all of the messages, love, prayers, and donations. The family is overwhelmed with gratitude!” 🙏❤️ Please do what you are able to help the family of Jenoah Donald: gofundme.com/f/jenoah-donald…
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You haven’t even apologized for the serious physical + mental harm you contributed to from Capitol Police & custodial workers to your own fellow members of Congress. In the meantime, you can get off my timeline & stop clout-chasing. Thanks. Happy to work with other GOP on this.
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Andrew Merriam retweeted
The .gay domain has just given a $90,000.00 donation to #LGBTQ nonprofits @GLAAD and @CenterLink, coinciding with @GivingTuesday and bringing the total amount raised from .gay domains this year to $124,400.00!🏳️‍🌈 Check it out: b.link/DotGayDonates #DotGayGives #GivingTuesday
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