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0 pointspKropotkin20d ago0 comments

Yeah, basemetrika.ru is free now. Should we occupy it? ;)

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I registered it about 40 minutes ago, but it seems the DNS has been cached by everyone as a result of the wikipedia hack & not even the NS is propagating. Can't get an SSL certificate .

Imustaskforhelp20d ago

I had looked into its availability too just out of curiosity itself before reading your comment on a provider, Then I read your comment. Atleast its taken in from the hackernews community and not a malicious actor.

Do keep us updated on the whole situation if any relevant situation can happen from your POV perhaps.

I'd suggest to give the domain to wikipedia team as they might know what could be the best use case of it if possible.

Freak_NL20d ago

This community has no malicious actors? :)

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acheong0820d ago

Not quite sure which channels I should reach out via but I've put my email on the page so they can contact me.

Based on timings, it seems that Wikipedia wasn't really at risk from the domain being bought as everything was resolved before NS records could propagate. I got 1 hit from the URL which would've loaded up the script and nothing since.

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bjord20d ago

nice work

Barbing20d ago

Namecheap won’t sell it which is great because it made me pause and wonder whether it's legal for an American to send Russians money for a TLD.

throw-the-towel20d ago

Namecheap is Ukrainian, of course they won't sell you a .ru domain.

craftkiller20d ago

Is it? Wikipedia says:

> Namecheap is a U.S. based domain name registrar and web hosting service company headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.

and in 2025 they were purchased by:

> CVC Capital Partners plc is a Jersey-based private equity and investment advisory firm

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DaSHacka20d ago

Pretty sure it is, however, the reverse is actually illegal (for US citizens to provide professional services to anyone residing in Russia) as of like 2022-ish

Insimwytim17d ago

This is incorrect.

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256_20d ago

I'm half-tempted to try and claim it myself for fun and profit, but I think I'll leave it for someone else.

What should we put there, anyway?

speedgoose20d ago

A JavaScript call to window.alert to pause the JavaScript VM.

Imustaskforhelp20d ago

Looks like someone other from the hackernews community has bought the domain https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47263323#47265499

gibsonsmog20d ago

Go old school and have the script inject the "how did this get here im not good with computers" cat onto random pages

gchamonlive20d ago

I'd log requests and echo them back in the page

yreg20d ago

The antinuke

amiga38620d ago

It means giving money to the Russian government, so no.

If anyone from the Russian government is reading this, get the fuck out of Ukraine. Thank you.

dwedge20d ago

Well done, it's finally over

amiga38620d ago

Thanks! For my next trick, I'll solve systemic racism by turning my logo black for a month.

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SanjayMehta20d ago

"In 2023, the United States imported U3O8 and equivalents primarily from Canada, Australia, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan. The origin of U3O8 used in U.S. nuclear reactors could change in the coming years. In May 2024, the United States banned imports of uranium products from Russia beginning in August, although companies may apply for waivers through January 1, 2028."

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=64444

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acheong0820d ago

I registered it about 40 minutes ago, but it seems the DNS has been cached by everyone as a result of the wikipedia hack & not even the NS is propagating. Can't get an SSL certificate .

Imustaskforhelp20d ago

Do keep us updated on the whole situation if any relevant situation can happen from your POV perhaps.

I'd suggest to give the domain to wikipedia team as they might know what could be the best use case of it if possible.

Freak_NL20d ago

This community has no malicious actors? :)

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acheong0820d ago

Not quite sure which channels I should reach out via but I've put my email on the page so they can contact me.

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bjord20d ago

nice work

Barbing20d ago

Namecheap won’t sell it which is great because it made me pause and wonder whether it's legal for an American to send Russians money for a TLD.

throw-the-towel20d ago

Namecheap is Ukrainian, of course they won't sell you a .ru domain.

craftkiller20d ago

Is it? Wikipedia says:

> Namecheap is a U.S. based domain name registrar and web hosting service company headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.

and in 2025 they were purchased by:

> CVC Capital Partners plc is a Jersey-based private equity and investment advisory firm

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DaSHacka20d ago

Pretty sure it is, however, the reverse is actually illegal (for US citizens to provide professional services to anyone residing in Russia) as of like 2022-ish

Insimwytim17d ago

This is incorrect.

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256_20d ago

I'm half-tempted to try and claim it myself for fun and profit, but I think I'll leave it for someone else.

What should we put there, anyway?

speedgoose20d ago

A JavaScript call to window.alert to pause the JavaScript VM.

Imustaskforhelp20d ago

Looks like someone other from the hackernews community has bought the domain https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47263323#47265499

gibsonsmog20d ago

Go old school and have the script inject the "how did this get here im not good with computers" cat onto random pages

gchamonlive20d ago

I'd log requests and echo them back in the page

yreg20d ago

The antinuke

amiga38620d ago

It means giving money to the Russian government, so no.

If anyone from the Russian government is reading this, get the fuck out of Ukraine. Thank you.

dwedge20d ago

Well done, it's finally over

amiga38620d ago

Thanks! For my next trick, I'll solve systemic racism by turning my logo black for a month.

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SanjayMehta20d ago

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=64444

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse