▲ 1487 ▼ Welp that answers a lot of why all .ml are down (i.imgur.com) submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by BarterClub@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world 521 comments fedilink hide all child comments https://very.bignutty.xyz/notes/9hf13it1ced3b2za
[–] const_void@lemmy.world 35 points 3 years ago (13 children) Why was .ml selected to begin with? permalink fedilink source hideshow 13 child comments replies: [–] qwamqwamqwam@sh.itjust.works 40 points 3 years ago* (5 children) .ml stands for Marxist/Leninist apparently. Communists try not to let idealism get in the way of practicality challenge(impossible) To be fair this is a pretty crazy black swan event they couldn’t have possibly seen coming. But yeah, this is why novelty domain suffixes are novelties. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] hyperhopper@lemmy.world 26 points 3 years ago (2 children) It was totally possible to see coming. The .ml domain deal and its expiration was known far in advance and I've been seeing posts about it for months. This is 100% incompetence on whoever set up the site. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Lemmy was started in 2019. And before the Reddit meltdown, it was more a bunch of very nerdy friends for whom a server going down was Tuesday. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 2 points 3 years ago TIL Lemmy was created by M. Bison. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ilmagico@lemmy.world 10 points 3 years ago Interesting ... I always wondered why the .ml. In my trade ML is mostly used to mean "machine learning", aka AI, but it didn't seem fitting here. permalink fedilink source parent [–] GONADS125@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago* No that's not true.. .ml is the TLD for Mali and lemmy.ml selected it because it was free.... This claim you're making is like people claiming AC/DC stands for anti-christ devil-child. No, it's electrical currents, hence the lightning bolt... With that said, they did censor anti-china rhetoric, had many pro-china trolls/brainwashed users, and started censoring words, including "bitch." So I'm not defending the instance. But this claim about what .ml means is just blatantly false! It's a country's TLD! permalink fedilink source parent [–] ryannathans@lemmy.world 14 points 3 years ago (4 children) Free permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Photographer@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (3 children) Considering the cost to host servers and develop both the backend and the Jerboa app, I dont think $10 a year on a .org would have ended the project? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ryannathans@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago* (2 children) Yeah so would have been a goad investment for ten bucks to keep the instance up Also, hosting an instance doesn't mean you have to develop anything permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Photographer@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) the lemmy.ml instance is run by the devs though and lemmygrad is closely connected to it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ryannathans@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Ah, op pic is from fmhy.ml permalink fedilink source parent [–] QZM@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Always thought it's a play on machine learning, but I'm most probably wrong. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Photographer@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Many people said it was because "Marxist Leninist" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] qwamqwamqwam@sh.itjust.works 40 points 3 years ago* (5 children) .ml stands for Marxist/Leninist apparently. Communists try not to let idealism get in the way of practicality challenge(impossible) To be fair this is a pretty crazy black swan event they couldn’t have possibly seen coming. But yeah, this is why novelty domain suffixes are novelties. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] hyperhopper@lemmy.world 26 points 3 years ago (2 children) It was totally possible to see coming. The .ml domain deal and its expiration was known far in advance and I've been seeing posts about it for months. This is 100% incompetence on whoever set up the site. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Lemmy was started in 2019. And before the Reddit meltdown, it was more a bunch of very nerdy friends for whom a server going down was Tuesday. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 2 points 3 years ago TIL Lemmy was created by M. Bison. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ilmagico@lemmy.world 10 points 3 years ago Interesting ... I always wondered why the .ml. In my trade ML is mostly used to mean "machine learning", aka AI, but it didn't seem fitting here. permalink fedilink source parent [–] GONADS125@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago* No that's not true.. .ml is the TLD for Mali and lemmy.ml selected it because it was free.... This claim you're making is like people claiming AC/DC stands for anti-christ devil-child. No, it's electrical currents, hence the lightning bolt... With that said, they did censor anti-china rhetoric, had many pro-china trolls/brainwashed users, and started censoring words, including "bitch." So I'm not defending the instance. But this claim about what .ml means is just blatantly false! It's a country's TLD! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hyperhopper@lemmy.world 26 points 3 years ago (2 children) It was totally possible to see coming. The .ml domain deal and its expiration was known far in advance and I've been seeing posts about it for months. This is 100% incompetence on whoever set up the site. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Lemmy was started in 2019. And before the Reddit meltdown, it was more a bunch of very nerdy friends for whom a server going down was Tuesday. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 2 points 3 years ago TIL Lemmy was created by M. Bison. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Lemmy was started in 2019. And before the Reddit meltdown, it was more a bunch of very nerdy friends for whom a server going down was Tuesday. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 2 points 3 years ago TIL Lemmy was created by M. Bison. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 2 points 3 years ago TIL Lemmy was created by M. Bison. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ilmagico@lemmy.world 10 points 3 years ago Interesting ... I always wondered why the .ml. In my trade ML is mostly used to mean "machine learning", aka AI, but it didn't seem fitting here. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GONADS125@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago* No that's not true.. .ml is the TLD for Mali and lemmy.ml selected it because it was free.... This claim you're making is like people claiming AC/DC stands for anti-christ devil-child. No, it's electrical currents, hence the lightning bolt... With that said, they did censor anti-china rhetoric, had many pro-china trolls/brainwashed users, and started censoring words, including "bitch." So I'm not defending the instance. But this claim about what .ml means is just blatantly false! It's a country's TLD! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ryannathans@lemmy.world 14 points 3 years ago (4 children) Free permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Photographer@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (3 children) Considering the cost to host servers and develop both the backend and the Jerboa app, I dont think $10 a year on a .org would have ended the project? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ryannathans@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago* (2 children) Yeah so would have been a goad investment for ten bucks to keep the instance up Also, hosting an instance doesn't mean you have to develop anything permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Photographer@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) the lemmy.ml instance is run by the devs though and lemmygrad is closely connected to it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ryannathans@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Ah, op pic is from fmhy.ml permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Photographer@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (3 children) Considering the cost to host servers and develop both the backend and the Jerboa app, I dont think $10 a year on a .org would have ended the project? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ryannathans@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago* (2 children) Yeah so would have been a goad investment for ten bucks to keep the instance up Also, hosting an instance doesn't mean you have to develop anything permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Photographer@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) the lemmy.ml instance is run by the devs though and lemmygrad is closely connected to it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ryannathans@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Ah, op pic is from fmhy.ml permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ryannathans@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago* (2 children) Yeah so would have been a goad investment for ten bucks to keep the instance up Also, hosting an instance doesn't mean you have to develop anything permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Photographer@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) the lemmy.ml instance is run by the devs though and lemmygrad is closely connected to it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ryannathans@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Ah, op pic is from fmhy.ml permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Photographer@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) the lemmy.ml instance is run by the devs though and lemmygrad is closely connected to it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ryannathans@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Ah, op pic is from fmhy.ml permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ryannathans@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Ah, op pic is from fmhy.ml permalink fedilink source parent
[–] QZM@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Always thought it's a play on machine learning, but I'm most probably wrong. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Photographer@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Many people said it was because "Marxist Leninist" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Photographer@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Many people said it was because "Marxist Leninist" permalink fedilink source parent
