title: Feb 15 2021 - 09:27:28 PM
date: 2021-02-15 21:27:28
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Looking forward for this. I always found that "owning" a domain was the weak link of Internet presence that you can never truly own. For such a crucial piece, you always had to be on a lease contract with another company, and trust on them _a_lot_ .