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  "title": "example.com is not porn - yay!",
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  "html": "<p>Noticed <a href=\"http://example.com\" target=\"_top\">http://example.com</a> linked to via the <a href=\"http://rdfig.xmlhack.com/\">#rdfig weblog</a>, and had this thought: Thank goodness that <a href=\"http://www.netsol.com/cgi-bin/whois/whois?STRING=example.com&amp;SearchType=do\">someone</a> had thought to register that domain, or else my boss would have more likely than not been viewing porn after clicking on a link it in our last meeting.</p>\n<!--more-->\n\n\n<p>shortname=ooocci</p>\n<div id=\"comments\" class=\"comments archived-comments\"><h3>Archived Comments</h3>\n<ul class=\"comments\">\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221085195\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.perceive.net\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=9e76d0bf99487acc610624122a6317f3&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.perceive.net\">Eric Vitiello</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221085195\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2002-12-02T11:03:01\">2002-12-02T11:03:01</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\">RFC2606 reserved example.com, example.net, example.org.. also test.xx invalid.xx and localhost.xx</div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221085196\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.decafbad.com\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=2ac2cffd36ada8c734b90e02a1e5c1ac&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.decafbad.com\">l.m.orchard</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221085196\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2002-12-02T13:22:51\">2002-12-02T13:22:51</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\">Things I feel like I should have known, but didn't.  Thanks for the pointer! :)</div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221085198\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://rc3.org/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=818fa877485f2f6d119675a536217e6c&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://rc3.org/\">Rafe</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221085198\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2002-12-02T13:47:41\">2002-12-02T13:47:41</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\">At one time, example.com was registered to someone and was used as something other than an example, despite the fact that the RFC clearly stated that the domain was reserved.  I don't know when it was returned to its proper usage, but it has been fixed for some time.</div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221085200\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://kalsey.com\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=79f874a58ccd440b448771ae1847d1d2&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://kalsey.com\">Adam Kalsey</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221085200\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2002-12-02T15:02:05\">2002-12-02T15:02:05</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\">Searching Google for Localhost shows that there are many localhost.xx domains registered. localhost.net.au, localhost.be, localhost.net.ar...</div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221085201\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://InternetAlchemy.org\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=0fb9bcc795ab3784fa3e64e6d9dbc29d&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://InternetAlchemy.org\">Ian</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221085201\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2002-12-10T10:26:14\">2002-12-10T10:26:14</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\">.test, .example, .invalid and .localhost are only reserved as top level domains. e.g. ian.test is reserved, but test.ian is not.</div>\n\n\n</li>\n</ul>\n\n\n</div>\n\n\n",
  "body": "Noticed <a href=\"http://example.com\" target=\"_top\">http://example.com</a> linked to via the <a href=\"http://rdfig.xmlhack.com/\">#rdfig weblog</a>, and had this thought: Thank goodness that <a href=\"http://www.netsol.com/cgi-bin/whois/whois?STRING=example.com&amp;SearchType=do\">someone</a> had thought to register that domain, or else my boss would have more likely than not been viewing porn after clicking on a link it in our last meeting.\r\n<!--more-->\r\nshortname=ooocci\r\n\r\n<div id=\"comments\" class=\"comments archived-comments\">\r\n            <h3>Archived Comments</h3>\r\n            \r\n        <ul class=\"comments\">\r\n            \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221085195\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://www.perceive.net\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=9e76d0bf99487acc610624122a6317f3&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://www.perceive.net\">Eric Vitiello</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221085195\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2002-12-02T11:03:01\">2002-12-02T11:03:01</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\">RFC2606 reserved example.com, example.net, example.org.. also test.xx invalid.xx and localhost.xx</div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221085196\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://www.decafbad.com\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=2ac2cffd36ada8c734b90e02a1e5c1ac&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://www.decafbad.com\">l.m.orchard</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221085196\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2002-12-02T13:22:51\">2002-12-02T13:22:51</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\">Things I feel like I should have known, but didn't.  Thanks for the pointer! :)</div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221085198\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://rc3.org/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=818fa877485f2f6d119675a536217e6c&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://rc3.org/\">Rafe</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221085198\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2002-12-02T13:47:41\">2002-12-02T13:47:41</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\">At one time, example.com was registered to someone and was used as something other than an example, despite the fact that the RFC clearly stated that the domain was reserved.  I don't know when it was returned to its proper usage, but it has been fixed for some time.</div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221085200\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://kalsey.com\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=79f874a58ccd440b448771ae1847d1d2&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://kalsey.com\">Adam Kalsey</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221085200\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2002-12-02T15:02:05\">2002-12-02T15:02:05</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\">Searching Google for Localhost shows that there are many localhost.xx domains registered. localhost.net.au, localhost.be, localhost.net.ar...</div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221085201\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://InternetAlchemy.org\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=0fb9bcc795ab3784fa3e64e6d9dbc29d&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://InternetAlchemy.org\">Ian</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221085201\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2002-12-10T10:26:14\">2002-12-10T10:26:14</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\">.test, .example, .invalid and .localhost are only reserved as top level domains. e.g. ian.test is reserved, but test.ian is not.</div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        </ul>\r\n    \r\n        </div>\r\n    ",
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