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Hexbear.net now at 710$ (Update: it’s now 2345$) (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 4 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/fediverselore@lemmy.ca

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https://www.sav.com/auctions/details/7073489/hexbear.net

Update: it’s now US$1921.00

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[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (3 children)

Relevant to note that every other bid comes from the same bidder, j_s_0e6b87. Here's what I'm guessing about them:

They likely know about Hexbear, since they were bidding on the address right off the bat.
They aren't a domain squatter. A domain squatter would try to minimise the amount of money spent on a domain; and yet they're bidding too early, too frequently, and values considerably higher than the necessary to be the top bidder.
They aren't using automated tools, since the the times and values between the others' bids and theirs are too erratic.
Either they don't plan to actually win the bid, OR they have lots of money (to the point that US$710 is pocket change for them) and really, really bad blood against Hexbear.

[–] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

really, really bad blood against Hexbear.

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[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 1 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

It narrows it down to people from instances that still federated with Hexbear and have money to spend on this stupid shit.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Nah, there are plenty of people on unfederated instances who still obsess endlessly about hexbear.

[–] fuckingkangaroos@lemm.ee 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Hard to forget an instance that openly threatens to kill you. Hexbear is hateful garbage.

[–] sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)

instance that openly threatens to kill you

Wtf kind of fedilore did I miss 😀

[–] fuckingkangaroos@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago

The said I was going to "get the wall" when they started their revolution, as in they were going to execute me with a firing squad. They also followed me around and down voted everything I posted, so I had to abandon that account.

I'm dead serious about it and also dead serious about hating them for threatening my life. Fuck them.

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[–] ramble81@lemm.ee 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Ngl. I was tempted to drop up to $1K on them just to fucking take it out of their hands.

[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 1 points 4 weeks ago

I don't exactly like Hexbear, but I got to agree with one of its users that this sort of money is better spent on charity. Such as helping a child to get a prosthetic leg and medical attention.

[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

The other possibility is that its 2 hexbearites who are trying to save the site, not realising they are bidding against each other. Would be pretty silly if that was it.

[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

I went and read the hexbear thread on this. Here's some summary from over there:

Current hexbear admins lost the domain because the registration was controlled by a single inactive / flaky admin.
hexbear admin stated an intention to bid in this auction to get their name back.
chapo.chat is a temporary domain solution only.
they are also deciding on backup names if they don't win the auction

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[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (5 children)

I’m kind of tempted to buy it…

Edit: you can’t tell me it wouldn’t be funny to host an instance the exact opposite of what hexbear stands for right now at its URL

[–] yunxiaoli@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Why admit you want to host a Nazi instance? Trump won't fuck you.

[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)

Oh I don’t. I just want to troll the hexbear people. Make it opposite of what they are. It’d be hilarious

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[–] QuentinCallaghan@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 weeks ago

Apparently they screwed things up, they try to get their domain back.

[–] viking@infosec.pub 1 points 4 weeks ago

Cesspool for sale? Nice.

[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 0 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Guys, they already switched to chapo.chat, all you're doing is emptying your pockets to give to some criminals.

[–] admin@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)

Fuck El Chapo, fuck his sons, and fuck his shitty criminal enterprise.

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