Heh.

I'm in the process of moving some domains and servers around, and trying to consolidate them all in one place.

Best I can tell, I have 43 business and personal domains registered (28 of them actually point to something). How many do you have?

Also, I had a bunch of them with Network Solutions, mainly because that was the only registrar when they were first setup. Now I'm transferring them all to GoDaddy, mainly to have them all in one place but also because it's a lot less expensive.

I don't use any of GoDaddy's other services like email or hosting, but I'm curious if there's any real difference in registrars or if there is some reason, other than the owner's politics, not to use GoDaddy (especially for the mission-critical business domains)?

Following up on Whitescreek's observations, here's the updated Terms of Service (ToS) for AT&T DSL service:

5.1 Suspension/Termination. Your Service may be suspended or terminated if your payment is past due and such condition continues un-remedied for thirty (30) days. In addition, AT&T may immediately terminate or suspend all or a portion of your Service, any Member ID, electronic mail address, IP address, Universal Resource Locator or domain name used by you, without notice, for conduct that AT&T believes (a) violates the Acceptable Use Policy; (b) constitutes a violation of any law, regulation or tariff (including, without limitation, copyright and intellectual property laws) or a violation of these TOS, or any applicable policies or guidelines, or (c) tends to damage the name or reputation of AT&T, or its parents, affiliates and subsidiaries. Termination or suspension by AT&T of Service also constitutes termination or suspension (as applicable) of your license to use any Software. AT&T may also terminate or suspend your Service if you provide false or inaccurate information that is required for the provision of Service or is necessary to allow AT&T to bill you for Service.

Sandeep, a fascinating young Indian man from Delhi, is always up to something. He has become a family friend via my brother.

He is also trying to get the Indian government to loosen up on ham radio license procedures. His latest adventure is a bit too technical for me, but I was fascinated by his pics and the small glimpses it afforded me of his life far away.

"A few little 'roadside stray kids' and 'a few stray dogs' [ whom I love to see in wild..I like to see them as Wolves...not as Dogs ] gave me company during the the DXpedition inauguration and also went through of my old 'ham radio book' [ Scanning the World with Amateur Radio ]...and attempted to find out what the heck I was doing there by the side of a road. I did not have any weapons with me. I think that is not an absolute necessity if people have good intentions."

Apparently things must be done clandestinely over there sometimes. We take our freedom so for granted here.

Sandeep is a dear friend. I applaud his awe of life and his courage to try to reach out across boundaries of space and time.

Apparently Internet shopping has lost some of its luster. I do buy travel tickets there, and books, and presents that I want to have shipped to someone else.

This article got me wondering what other people are buying and how the experience has been for people here in Knoxville. What stuff do you buy?