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All I want for my birthday this year

Wednesday, June 14th, 2006 - 10:18AM

It’s my birthday in about a week and a half, and the only thing I really want is something no one can seem to get me: my name in a TLD (see: roj.as). I’ve been trying to get blo.ck for years now, but those guys in the Cook Islands just won’t lend a hand. Earlier this year in a moment of inspiration I realized I might also go for ry.an, but the University of the Netherlands Antilles weren’t too hot on foreigners buying domains, even for private, non-commercial purposes. Hell, I can’t even get ryanblock.com because it was cybersquatted out from under my nose back from before I was using my name in the my domain. So, anyone in the Cook Islands or Netherlands Antilles want to do me a big favor? I would be so obliged you wouldn’t even know — drop a line, why don’t you?

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  1. *breaks under the pressure of birthday*
    that’s ALL you want for your birthday?! @*#&@#!

    Comment by veronica — Wednesday, June 14, 2006 @ 11:45 am

  2. I feel you on the Netherlands Antilles. I wanted inm.an, but it was a no go. The admin guy never checks his mail over there either. I think we need to band together on this one and bribe this guy or something…

    Comment by Shawn Inman — Thursday, June 15, 2006 @ 12:20 pm

  3. Yeah, I actually got the admin at NA, but he wasn\’t too receptive. I think a bribe would be a good idea. Or perhaps setting up \”residency\” there, heh.

    Comment by Ryan Block — Thursday, June 15, 2006 @ 12:30 pm

  4. why dont you try this call on engadget, im sure the readers wouldnt mind espically if someone else wrote it up or something

    Comment by Noah — Friday, June 16, 2006 @ 8:22 pm

  5. [...] Over at Ryan Block's blog, I think he's hit the nail on the head. I am dying to get my hands on the domain name http://inm.an, but the Netherlands Antilles isn't so easily persuaded. So, I need some of our european brethren to get me the hook-up. Hell, while you're at it, let ryan know too. [...]

    Pingback by The Wild World of Development » Speaking of Birthday Wishes… — Friday, June 16, 2006 @ 11:49 pm

  6. Don’t worry, I want http://r.an and I doubt they will every let me, but we would all rent a home over there, and then all register and address as residents. After getting the domain, but terminate the residency.

    Comment by Ran Zhang — Saturday, September 9, 2006 @ 1:54 pm

  7. [...] Over at Ryan Block’s blog, I think he’s hit the nail on the head - .com is soo yesterday. I am dying to get my hands on the domain name http://inm.an, but the Netherlands Antilles isn’t so easily persuaded. So, I need some of our european brethren to get me the hook-up. Hell, while you’re at it, let ryan know too. [...]

    Pingback by scinman.com » Speaking of Birthday Wishes… — Tuesday, September 12, 2006 @ 5:22 pm

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