A club for anyone with a symmetric DNS name

Name: A club for anyone with a symmetric DNS name
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Author: mrled

by mrled·Mar 17, 2026·2 points·0 comments

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AI Analysis

●MidCozyRabbit Hole

Fun novelty concept, but currently just the author's domains in a JSON file on S3.

Strengths

•Clever concept that's genuinely amusing for domain name nerds.
•Public JSON with open CORS headers lets others build webrings or tools.

Weaknesses

•Only author's domains are members right now, no actual community yet.
•No real utility beyond novelty, validation logic is trivial.

Post Description

For some reason I find symmetrical DNS names fun, so I made the Society for Universal Name Symmetry.

“Symmetrical” could mean several things. Maybe a single name that is a palindrome, like if you owned elpmaxe.www.example. Maybe a pair of names that have reversed components, like if you owned example.institute and institute.example. Or maybe URLs that can be cut in half and flipped 180°, like this one. (Supported symmetries are listed on the site.)

I have a few ideas for the future too, like: - accepting submissions over DNS instead of HTTP - A game, inspired by https://ipv4.games/ - A webring so that members can find each other

It is, right now, a lonely club: only my domain names are in it. It would be cool to have some more members, especially if you have ideas that fit the theme. All you need is control of a DNS zone!