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11 points by hangmeon 4447 days ago
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    "If someone from the 1950s suddenly appeared today,
     what would be the most difficult thing to explain
     to them about today?"

    "I possess a device, in my pocket, that is capable
     of accessing the entirety of information known to
     man. I use it to look at pictures of cats and get
     into arguments with strangers."
http://as.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/15yaap/if_someone_...
http://another.cat/155

I'm no cat expert, but I don't think that's a cat...

How did they get the domain name I wonder? I thought .cat was reserved for websites that promote the Catalan language and culture.
It's quite easy. I own http://sqr.cat/ for instance. You just register it through http://gandi.net/

The only requirement for .cat is that you need to display a page in Catalan for a minimum of 6 months.

Nope, you need to have contents in Catalan in your .cat site, not for six months but forever. I couldn't find this 6-months clause anywhere, and the terms don't mention it at all: http://fundacio.cat/ca/domini/sobre-el-cat/normativa

Furthermore, they clearly say that violation of the only usage restriction (contents in Catalan) can result in your domain being suspended.

edit: Just a little correction to your text in Catalan: L'idioma català és una llengua bonica. ;)

>> I couldn't find this 6-months clause anywhere ..

Actually if you try to add a *.cat domain through gandi.net, they included this clause as a tip-text encoded in the little warning image: "Warning: the registration contract for domain names in this extension require that you publish at least one page in Catalan within 6 months."

Good to know, thanks!
In a couple of minutes: Show HN: Post cat images automatically to reddit with nodejs and another.cat
Nice work! Does it have an API like thecatapi.com?
Hi, no API, but that can be put together really quick.
You should start at once
Cute