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Robert Otani, not “Roberto Tani”
By Robert | September 26, 2008
Back around 2002, I lost the domain name robertotani.com. It was about to expire, but in the back of my mind, I guessed that the odds of losing this domain name to another “Robert Otani” was pretty low, and ended up not paying attention to it.
It turned out that a feng shui consultant in San Francisco, named “Roberto Tani” procured the domain. (Back then grace periods were not as generous). Fair enough: I dropped the ball.
After enduring nearly six years of ribbing by my friends for being a doofus, and checking every year for the domain’s expiration (Mr. Tani always renewed at the very last possible moment), I managed to get it back.
I don’t know what happened to Mr. Roberto Tani this year, though I hope he is well. I imagine that he simply forgot this time, like I did, guessing “The odds of another guy named ‘Roberto Tani’ getting this domain name is pretty low… I’ll just renew when I get back from vacation.”
(Footnote: Googling his name suggests his surname is Brazilian/Portugese or Italian, though it is also a Japanese one, like mine. He may also be Japanese-Brazilian).
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