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Maybe I'm overreacting b/c this aligns with my interests pretty directly but this is outrageously cool + well-executed. And better yet looks like there's already a bunch of interesting users on there.

Completely eliminates the technical barriers to creating this type/genre of net art so it's gonna be interesting seeing the effect that has alone

How long has this been around?

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to.be has been around since 2012 / 2013. I'm glad you think it's cool.

The domain to.be has a long history in Belgium (.be is the CcTLD for Belgium). Before and around 2000 it was one of the most popular websites there, it was literally the place.to.be. I always liked the domain name, it was clever and with lots of potential. At one stage it was a well-known chat site, but a succession of pivots and different owners led to a obscure existence. And now it somehow resurrected as a t-shirt printing company based in the US.

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