I stumbled across the #startups channel on freenode today which I am already addicted to. It seems like a good place for entrepreneurs and YC-oriented people to vet ideas, discuss Hacker News, etc. Whenever I come across something that has been around for a long time and don’t know about it, I am semi-pissed and also excited: part of me is pissed I didn’t discover it sooner and the other part of me is just excited that I found it. Like, why couldn’t I find this sooner? Same thing when I first started reading PG’s essays and Hacker News.
So after digesting my discovery, I started browsing #startup’s wiki and found a service for picking good domains when you are stumped and don’t want to pay some domain squatter. They let bloggers try the service for free and I am not gonna pass that up. From their site:
Looking for a cool domain name, but can’t think of one yourself? Think all the good domains are already taken? You’ll love PickyDomains.Com
Here is how it works. You deposit $50 and give us your specifications. Our contributors start submitting their domain name suggestions. When you see that perfect domain, you just register it. If none of our suggestions worked for you – you just get your money back. See, there is no risk involved.
I’m going to try the service out.
