After a long finals week, I finally welcomed a brief rest period. Taking advantage of these two days of free time, I rebuilt my blog, switching the domain from nishikori.tech to the new domain ursprung.io, and migrated all data to a new server located in Oregon.
As for the reason for changing the domain, it mainly stems from my adjustment to the positioning of this site. I no longer want to use this site as a short-term personal blog update site, but rather as a long-term, stable transit station. Based on this domain, I will deploy various internet services convenient for me and my friends, as well as build a personal brand. For these purposes, using "nishikori_tech" seems somewhat small-minded. Moreover, "Kei Nishikori" only serves as my pen name at the moment, and I cannot guarantee whether I will continue to use this name in the future.
I also struggled for a long time with the choice of domain. Due to my personal aesthetic preferences, I tend to set the intention of the domain as "origin, primordial."
The most suitable for this intention, and in line with the positioning of this site in Chinese language, is the phonetic "yuan" for the character "元". Unfortunately, as a Chinese phonetic, the majority of "yuan" domains have already been registered, and my favorite "yuan.io" is in a resale status, but the minimum price of $3,500 made me hesitate.
Later, I thought of using the Yale romanization "ywan" for the character "元", but due to its obscurity, I abandoned the idea.
After considering various languages, I filtered through many options on domain registration sites, searching for "alfa," "origine," "fundementa," "kigen," "genesis," and many more. After considering simplicity, price, and relevance to the intention, I ultimately chose the domain name "ursrpung" - a German term usually understood as "root," "origin," or "source."
I hope that in the future, I can continue to use this domain name (unless I can really buy a better one).
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