thecoppinger

> trying things that were beyond my ability to implement technically but within the bounds of my conceptual understanding

This is a really neat way of describing the phenomenon I've been experiencing and trying to articulate, cheers!

Right there with you :)

Yep: this is by intention. Here's the logic:

- I wanted to ship fast to see if anyone liked the idea and would actually use it

- There are a couple of safeguards in place:

1. Since you can only sign in via Twitter, you get a good sense for the other person (buyer or seller), as well as the likelihood that they own the domain they are claiming to

i.e.

7 followers, 3 day old account... probably doesn't own 'google.com'

17k followers, 10+ year account, active indie hacker... I can believe they own 'dwarf.domains'

2. Any sales are escrow'd by me as a middle party, so there's not much room to scam someone anyhow

So this isn't a perfect nor permanent solution, but good enough to test whether or not it's worth taking the platform further

> I wonder what the internet would be like if there was some sort of "if you don't use it, you lose it" rule

I think about this a lot, too! I think the current system was a bit of a mistake ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

> In any case, a reasonable second-hand market should only help right?

That's the goal! A friendly, reasonably priced marketplace with the idea of letting others use the domains you're accidentally hoarding

> Also, the site looks good!

Thank you very much :)

Thank you!

Yeah, apologies—I should have implemented other auth early on but figured I could start with X given I was only going to tweet about it to my immediate circle...

One of these weekends I'll refactor in magic password and Google et al

This guide, just like your others, gave me the gift of several ‘ah-ha’ moments that not only helped hash maps click, but also several other linked concepts.

Thank you so much for making the time and effort to create such quality content.

Please keep producing more!