Have you actually read the article ? He explains everything in sufficient detail. He didn't "hijack" the DNS records, he bought the ones that were expired and available.
The only thing he doesn't explain (for obvious reasons) is the how he found the shells online (because as he puts it, they fell off the back of a truck).
but not paying attention to the ramifications is troublesome. for example, web3 was exclusively a scam, but it shifted power and economies because it was entrenched in high places (mostly oligarchs evading sanctions and with that, politicians).
now you may have ignored it and not lost money like 90% who joined the hype... but now you have a president bound by support of that very money and they already made promises to clear the way even further for those people.
likewise with AI, even if you ignore it, there are proxy wars happeing with little more reason than to showcase the viability of autonomous robots in trench warfare for the next round of arms sales. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrrXNZyoc8k
interesting. seems very predatory too. $3/mo in places where cost of living is as low as $100/mo. plus $30+ fees for every little thing, even a charge back! money is simply stored, no interest of any kind. claim everything at cost but apply 2.5% on forex on top of Mastercard rates! which will be something like 4%+! wise charges like 0.4%
guess they are aiming to serve capital flight and little else. or expatriates needing a way to send money home.
why are you surprised? Linux foundation is today's w3c for server software. they exist exclusively to push corporate will on open source and specifications.
why people assume it is related to Linux or the kernel baffles me. but that's the point of the name.
they contribute close to nothing: build servers and one single conf. in exchange of setting the tone and drowning development in nonsense.
edit: the younger crowd not familiar with w3c, they drowned browser development under nonsense from the advertising industry, the one that gave your chrome monoculture.
honestly, truly modern C might be what you're looking for.
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