... and for those who were wondering about the TLD:
> In our biggest launch to date, Google Registry is adding eight new extensions to the internet: .dad, .phd, .prof, .esq, .foo, .zip, .mov and .nexus, now publicly available at a base annual price through your registrar of choice.
> The .phd, .prof, and .esq TLDs are perfect for professionals who want to show off their credentials and expertise.
https://www.registry.google/announcements/introducing-8-new-...
..or for non-professional who want to mislead people into thinking that they have those credentials and expertise.
100%
Though it's notable [^1] that only in America does "esquire" imply any credentials or expertise
Tonnes of non-special boys in the UK get "esquire" as a suffix (maybe some go on the become attorneys, but unrelated :)
[1]: EDIT: on second thought - it's not "notable" at all, perhaps "interesting" was the word I sought..
To be fair, though, if you can get funding for your PhD then you can do this already with an actual PhD.
.zip sounds like a terrible idea for a top-level domain.
I disagree, this sounds perfectly respectable:
http://virus.exe.zip/
I clicked
i'm tired boss
So you don't want to show off your credentials and expertise??