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Kickstarter Highlight: Onion Omega
wraith808:
Using a .io domain name instead of one of the major TLDs. -3 right off the top
-SeraphimLabs (May 05, 2015, 11:49 AM)
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So you discredit all sites on a TLD rather than the specific sites? Because there are more .com scams than there are .io domains in all likelihood. Just saying...
Deozaan:
Using a .io domain name instead of one of the major TLDs. -3 right off the top-SeraphimLabs (May 05, 2015, 11:49 AM)
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The only .io sites I've heard of have been reputable. Two off the top of my head:
http://itch.io/
http://twil.io/
SeraphimLabs:
Using a .io domain name instead of one of the major TLDs. -3 right off the top-SeraphimLabs (May 05, 2015, 11:49 AM)
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The only .io sites I've heard of have been reputable. Two off the top of my head:
http://itch.io/
http://twil.io/
-Deozaan (May 05, 2015, 02:48 PM)
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It may very well be legit.
But lately I've seen a lot of startups and pump & dump scams with sites based on the .io tld.
Most of them have been bitcoin related though.
The general plan though is to pitch an idea and collect funding for it, then go quiet for a few months during which time little progress is made, followed by a surge of drama as a web of lies comes crashing in.
Its not at all for certain, especially because there are a lot of scams on any TLD out there, but seeing a new startup using .io is making me a little hesitant. Beyond that everything else looks amazing, I want to try these devices out.
wraith808:
That looks extremely cool.
However, I'm still pretty much terrified of IoT.
I've read the policy papers and whatnot, and I'm utterly terrified.
Know what the "security" section reads?
Out of scope.
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While this looks like a really cool little device, the security issue in IoT is still an issue.
For example, your nice little Wi-Fi equipped automatic cat feeder provides a way for Johnny Nasty to download kitty pron onto other device on your network. Cue the police, and your days as a kitty cat rights activist are doomed.
But that's just the start.
Would I use it... Probably if it fit my needs.
But... I'm still pretty much on the terrified side for now.
The lure of being able to program in any language against an API to deal with all that stuff... that's just way too cool...
I need to learn Python.
-Renegade (May 04, 2015, 12:02 PM)
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wraith808:
I just got a note that this is shipping! So, I should hopefully be able to post more soon! Very Excited!
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