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Why you ask?
Well, as I'm sure you're all aware, the .uk domain opened up to the public today.
I was just browsing my registrar, and noticed the big heading so thought I'd take a punt and see if any were available.
First, I typed in jd.uk, and it said Available!. As you can guess, I was pretty chuffed. So I thought to myself, what else may be available? I typed in News.uk - guess what? Available! I couldn't believe my luck! I also searched for blog.uk, and that too was Available!. I proceeded to checkout and it came to a grand total of $22.74 - I felt I'd just hit the jackpot.
Proceeded to checkout, made the payment and all went through - my smile was from ear to ear and I was bragging to everyone in the office. The page took a little longer to load up than normal, and it got me worried. However, the receipt confirmation popped up and declared my spend. At this point I'm geeking out and going a little nuts. Then the page refreshed. FAILED FAILED FAILED. ALL THREE OF THEM!
So it turns out, I completely noobed out and forgot that the domains were reserved for the owners of the .co.uk/.org.uk versions. Then I slumped away into the corner of the office and wept.
So how was your day?
Well, as I'm sure you're all aware, the .uk domain opened up to the public today.
I was just browsing my registrar, and noticed the big heading so thought I'd take a punt and see if any were available.
First, I typed in jd.uk, and it said Available!. As you can guess, I was pretty chuffed. So I thought to myself, what else may be available? I typed in News.uk - guess what? Available! I couldn't believe my luck! I also searched for blog.uk, and that too was Available!. I proceeded to checkout and it came to a grand total of $22.74 - I felt I'd just hit the jackpot.
Proceeded to checkout, made the payment and all went through - my smile was from ear to ear and I was bragging to everyone in the office. The page took a little longer to load up than normal, and it got me worried. However, the receipt confirmation popped up and declared my spend. At this point I'm geeking out and going a little nuts. Then the page refreshed. FAILED FAILED FAILED. ALL THREE OF THEM!
So it turns out, I completely noobed out and forgot that the domains were reserved for the owners of the .co.uk/.org.uk versions. Then I slumped away into the corner of the office and wept.
So how was your day?