How to Fake Someone Else's Blog Under a Different Name
Suppose you want to run someone else’s blog. Not steal it, exactly. Just quietly continue it under a name that is legally distinct enough that nobody sends an email. Keep the posts, keep the opinions about inotify, keep the layout override you never finished. Only the name on the door changes. This is a short guide. The someone else, in my case, is me. Step 1: pick a name that is close, but not too close The new name has to clear a few bars. It must be pronounceable by a human who is not currently looking at it. It must survive a domain registrar without a hyphen. It must not already be a Mastodon instance run by someone with more free time and more anger than you. ...