🗺️ XXiao’s Non-profit Personal Organization

Perhaps an IT Enthusiast

also known as le Blog de Léonore

👋 Welcome to xxiao.org, a non-profit personal organization dedicated to sharing a wealth of knowledge and documenting life experiences. Learn anything awesome & gorgeous as we embark on this journey together! Join me as I explore the world, reflect on my adventures, and curate resources that inspire and inform. Together, we can foster a community of learning and discovery!

le Blog de Léonore is a French name, although my proficiency in the language is limited. I chose it to add more features to the website. The majority of the content on the website will be written in English, with some written in Chinese as well.

Since Léonore /leonɔ:r/ is a French name, it should be pronounced with the French accent /r/, the uvular consonant. Of course, you can absolutely use the American pronunciation /'li:ənɔ:/.

The top-level domain .top was chosen simply because it is inexpensive. Perhaps it will be changed to .com, .net or .org in the future.

I didn’t intentionally search for a particular French name. Instead, I combined random letters and added French syllables to create a unique name. Interestingly, even in English-speaking countries, Leonore is relatively rare and few people use it. Furthermore, it is a feminine name and while it may be less popular among girls, it is quite distinctive. Now that the name has been chosen, I believe it’s best to stick with it.

I created this website solely based on my personal interests, with the intention of sharing techniques and knowledge that I have learned from the internet or through my research. Although there are some areas of the website that are still in the early stages of development, I am committed to improving and refining the content over time.

The goal of this website is to share something awesome that will add a bit of enjoyment to your life. By subscribing to le Blog de Léonore, you can receive alerts when new content is posted. Additionally, you can leave comments in the designated section, where providing a nickname and an Email address is requiredto protect your privacy and verify that the commenter is a real person. Your Email address will not be displayed publicly. Comments should be respectful and relevant to the topic at hand, and should not include spam or promotional content. Let’s work together to make le Blog de Léonore even better.

Updated on 2023-03-31

I invested a considerable amount of money (approximately $10 per year) to change my domain name. After the expiration of the previous domain, leonore.top, I decided not to renew it. After carefully searching and considering various designations, I realized that it was just a self-amusing joke, and in the end, I decided to return to using my own name.

In fact, I knew that I would eventually change my domain name, but I didn’t anticipate doing it so soon. Initially, I hoped to switch to a “.com,” “.net,” or “.org” domain (“Perhaps it will be changed to .com, .net or .org in the future.”). Ideally, I wanted a domain name with “xxm” or “xiao,” but after searching around, I found that either they were too expensive or already registered. I also considered “xxm.red,” which was my initial choice and one I quite liked (“good quality at a low price”), but I decided against it because most people wouldn’t consider “.red” as a top-level domain. As a backup plan, I considered adding a longer name. Considering my budget of less than <$20/y. There were various options available, such as xmxiao, xiaoxm, xmshaw, and so on, most of which were priced between $10-20. After searching for a while, I suddenly realized that dropping one letter would still result in a similar price range, so I ultimately chose xxiao as my final choice. Perhaps due to the uniqueness of my name, it was indeed challenging to find a suitable domain name based on the pinyin. However, the double x can also be seen as a distinctive feature.

Of the three popular generic top-level domains, only .org was left. Ultimately, this choice involved various compromises. Although .com is the most popular, I felt that the “commercial” connotation was too heavy. The original definition of le Blog de Léonore was more of a public platform for recording and sharing, so “.net” should have been the most suitable and desirable choice for me, but it had already been taken. After studying other blog or personal website domain names, besides “.com” being the most common, the number of “.org” and “.net” domains was roughly similar. The popularity of “.net” might be due to its association with internet service providers (e.g., Speedtest). I also found several websites using “.org,” such as the widely used Science, Telegram, Wikipedia, Linux, the United Nations UN, Archive, Mozilla, and others, which explicitly chose “.org” as their primary domain. Although they are international organizations, they provided some consolation to me. Therefore, I ultimately chose “.org” combined with “xxiao.” Although it may not be the best choice, and I’m not sure if I will feel the urge to change it again in the future, I hope it can last for a while and have a meaningful symbolism that convinces myself. ：）