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gemlog/bad-domain-registrars.gmi

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+I have a small-but-growing collection of domains. Some are used for public projects like this capsule, some find purpose for internal projects, some are used primarily for email addresses, and several more just sit idle waiting for a use.
+
+Assembling this collection has taken me through many different domain registrars, with varying levels of user-unfriendliness. If you, as a registrar, do any of (let alone *all* of) the following, know that your business model is hot+wet garbage:
+
+* Parking 1000 CNAMEs on newly-registered domains, which then have to be manually removed because you don't offer a user-facing API.
+* Pushing a paid "ID Protection" add-on for domains whose registries already employ WHOIS protection/redaction by default.
+* Requiring users to submit a support ticket to request an EPP/auth code so they can transfer to a registrar that doesn't disrespect its customers.
+* Automatically re-locking a domain when an auth code is requested so that the first transfer attempt will fail.
+* Emailing customers when a transfer is initiated advising to click a link (which contains the string `transfer-approval` in the URL) to _cancel_ the transfer, but not providing a way to _approve_ it.
+* Declining a customer's request to expedite the release of a domain for which a transfer has been initiated, and instead requiring the customer to wait for the 5-day timeout to elapse.
+
+Every step of the transfer process at these sorts of registrars is deliberately designed to make it as annoying as possible so that customers will give up and just stay with the shitty registrar. It's gross.
+
+Fortunately, we don't have to do business with shady registrars like that. I've been using Porkbun for more and more of my domains over the past year or so and have been positively delighted by the experience at every step of the way. I've also had a great experience registering domains (and transferring them to/from) Cloudflare. I'm sure there are many other reputable registrars to consider, but Porkbun should be at the top of anyone's list.
+
+=> https://porkbun.com/ Porkbun: An Oddly Satisfying Experience
+=> https://www.cloudflare.com/products/registrar/ Cloudflare Registrar: Domain registrar with no-markup pricing
+

gemlog/bad-domain-registrars.yaml

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+id: "urn:uuid:7ba24cd6-a430-4234-9210-2cc6bec668f2"
+title: "Bad Domain Registrars"
+published: "2024-03-14T10:01:28-05:00"
+updated: "2024-03-14T10:01:28-05:00"
+draft: true
+summary: |-
+  If you, as a registrar, do any of (let alone *all* of) the following, know that your business model is hot+wet garbage.

gemlog/boox-note-3c-writing-tablet.yaml

@@ -2,3 +2,9 @@ id: "urn:uuid:b7a7b0a0-bfed-4bb8-9af8-bc03c01e5ca9"
 title: "BOOX Note Air 3 C E-Ink Writing Tablet"
 published: "2024-03-11T21:49:47-05:00"
 updated: "2024-03-12T14:46:17Z"
+summary: |-
+  I recently picked up a BOOX Note Air3 C color e-ink writing tablet, with the intention of using it for reading ebooks, taking notes, sketching out diagrams, and marking up PDF documents.
+
+  I've now spent just shy of two weeks using it on a near-daily basis. I'm not looking to write a full-on review, but I thought I'd share some thoughts on how the Air3 has been working out for me.
+
+  And it's been working out very, very well.

gemlog/box-salt.yaml

@@ -2,3 +2,7 @@ id: "urn:uuid:900a918d-f85d-456f-98e8-26b2eae214c0"
 title: "A Box of Salt"
 published: "2024-02-06T15:06:42-06:00"
 updated: "2024-02-06T15:06:42-06:00"
+summary: |-
+  Last year, I figured out how to use HashiCorp Vagrant to provision and manage virtual machines on a Chromebook. I used that for some lightweight tinkering and to learn a bit more about how to use Salt for configuration management in a safe and self-contained environment.
+
+  Well, I'm about to need to do a lot more Salt work, so last night I decided to refresh my Vagrant setup a bit.

gemlog/fish-magic.yaml

@@ -2,3 +2,7 @@ id: "urn:uuid:ae09eb2b-e3b6-4b0c-9bbc-256af5df934a"
 title: "Fish Magic"
 published: "2024-02-01T14:40:03-06:00"
 updated: "2024-02-01T14:40:03-06:00"
+summary: |-
+  I've been using (and loving) fish shell for a little while now, and I still frequently discover clever behaviors that make my CLI tasks more enjoyable.
+
+  Today's discovery: fish will automatically escape single quotes when pasting text into the command line.

gemlog/gitops-omglol.yaml

@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ id: "urn:uuid:88e552fa-c892-41d7-8568-593e6d9694b7"
 title: "GitOps for omg.lol"
 published: "2024-03-07T11:40:25-06:00"
 updated: "2024-03-07T11:40:25-06:00"
+summary: |-
+  I set up some GitHub Actions to manage the contents of my omg.lol profile and /now pages.

gemlog/hello-gemini.yaml

@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ id: "urn:uuid:a751b018-cda5-4c03-bd9d-16bdc1506050"
 title: "Hello Gemini"
 published: "2024-03-05T17:00:00-06:00"
 updated: "2024-03-06T07:45:00-06:00"
+summary: |-
+  I decided to check out Geminispace. You're looking at my first exploration.

gemlog/hyperpolyglot-unix-shells.yaml

@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ id: "urn:uuid:ab1ec906-4ded-483b-b51e-d143d0548d7b"
 title: "Hyperpolyglot: Unix Shells"
 published: "2024-01-26T15:27:00-06:00"
 updated: "2024-01-26T15:27:00-06:00"
+summary: |-
+  I found a handy reference for translating commands and scripts between various Unix shell flavors.

gemlog/loopy-keyboards.yaml

@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ id: "urn:uuid:f3b6f67f-ab54-407e-a3ed-c5881ffd93ea"
 title: "Loopy Keyboards"
 published: "2024-02-12T19:44:00-06:00"
 updated: "2024-02-12T19:44:00-06:00"
+summary: |-
+  I'm a sucker for weird software keyboards, and recently discovered an open-source reincarnation of one of the wackiest keyboards I've ever used.

gemlog/self-hosting-search-engine.yaml

@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ id: "urn:uuid:90cde3a0-afb0-4a28-8c7f-c7559086fcfa"
 title: "Self-Hosting a Search Engine"
 published: "2024-02-21T10:30:39-06:00"
 updated: "2024-02-21T10:30:39-06:00"
+summary: |-
+  I'm experimenting with a self-hosted metasearch engine called SearXNG.

gemlog/upptime-serverless-server-monitoring.yaml

@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ id: "urn:uuid:5837bf68-f5a5-4602-8d67-a164d08a5313"
 title: "Upptime: Serverless Server Monitoring"
 published: "2024-01-30T11:07:00-06:00"
 updated: "2024-01-30T11:07:00-06:00"
+summary: |-
+  I recently discovered Upptime, a service that uses GitHub Actions for uptime monitoring. It generates a detailed status page on GitHub Pages, complete with uptime history and response times. I've set it up for my public sites and am impressed with its performance.

gemlog/weather-profile-lol.yaml

@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ id: "urn:uuid:05e62b8a-d4ef-49b6-a85b-16bd9458dd59"
 title: "(Near) Realtime Weather on profile.lol"
 published: "2024-02-08T23:22:22-06:00"
 updated: "2024-02-08T23:22:22-06:00"
+summary: |-
+  Inspired by Kris's omg.lol profile, I created an API proxy using GitHub Actions to securely fetch and display live weather data from my Weatherflow Tempest station on my own profile, making it both accessible and stylish.

gemlog/zigbee-home-automation.yaml

@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ id: "urn:uuid:f8621073-3adc-4a5d-8da4-8cdd75e80516"
 title: "Zibgee Home Automation"
 published: "2024-02-12T16:25:00-06:00"
 updated: "2024-02-12T16:25:00-06:00"
+summary: |-
+  I successfully transitioned my smart home setup from the deCONZ integration to Zigbee Home Automation in Home Assistant, greatly simplifying device management and enhancing my system's efficiency.