Tim SchillingCodenameTim@mastodon.social
Feb 19, 2026, 3:41 PMMy bad gatekeeping take: the mark of a true developer is buying a domain and never using it.
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Jon Banafatojonafato@mastodon.socialFeb 19, 2026, 3:52 PM@CodenameTim The "no true squatsman" fallacy.
- Tim SchillingCodenameTim@mastodon.socialFeb 19, 2026, 3:56 PM
@jonafato Oh, 100%. Like all gatekeeping takes, it's trash.
- Jon Banafatojonafato@mastodon.socialFeb 19, 2026, 3:58 PM
@CodenameTim No comment on it being trash, I am just an enjoyer of puns.
- Carlton Gibsoncarlton@chaos.socialFeb 19, 2026, 3:55 PM
@CodenameTim Only one? 🫠
- Tim SchillingCodenameTim@mastodon.socialFeb 19, 2026, 3:58 PM
@carlton This is making me laugh more than it should
- Feb 19, 2026, 7:17 PM
@CodenameTim I can relate to this. Got recently an email notification related to a domain I could not recall buying.
The only reference I found was a registration comfirmation email and a single line in a file on my computer last edited the same day I purchased, and then never touched or used it again.
It was supposed to be used for a self-hosted Mastodon instance, which happened much later, on a different domain :D
- Tim SchillingCodenameTim@mastodon.socialFeb 19, 2026, 8:04 PM
@mrc That is absolutely amazing