http://caltechrejects.com/ takes you to https://mit.edu/: you don't need a .sucks TLD to be funny.
replySimilarly, someone I know set up http://factoryfloorsweepings.com/ to redirect to AliExpress. :)
reply> It felt extortionate.
replyBecause it is.
I worked on the .name application, and it was a key thing we were basically required to demonstrate we could do even back in 2000. ICANN was obsessed with protecting trademark holders.
replygTLDs include .com, .org, .info etc, so they have been around pretty much since the beginning of public dns
replythe domain industry is completely insane
replyIn fairness, the problem they're trying to solve is insanely complex. Not surprising that the solution went off the rails.
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