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A friend of mine wants to start a company, but finding a company name seems impossible 
He makes drawings in (Auto)CAD.
All the good names are gone, the slightly lesser names are also gone, some of the boring names are gone too.
Some names aren't taken by companies, but by assholes who buy up all good domain names so they can sell them for $$$.
The really boring names like "[last name] CAD" remain.
He has a common name though, so googling for his last name gives you some chemist, a car dealer and a stage builder as well.
I've been through this pain a few years ago when I ultimately settled for JUUN Software.
Sounds cool (if I say so myself), but juun is just local dialect for onion, which I chose when I went to lunch frustrated, because I couldn't think of a good name, and found an onion in my fridge.
Spoiler alert, there are already multiple companies named Onion as well 
The Dutch word for onion is ui (English doesn't have the sound we use to pronounce this, but it's kind of like the "ui" in "guide"), but you can see how UI is a problematic name as well 
JUUN is cool because it's a local export product, just like me, and because they say good software is like an onion, built in layers (at least that's what I tell my customers).
It also makes you cry, but let's ignore that
How will the people of the future ever start a new business (or get an email address for that matter)? 
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How about Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net[^]? 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Call your company Robert'); DROP TABLE suppliers;-- and see how much extra work you can get!
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"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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Probably taken already... 
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Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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I just erased the entire Chamber of Commerce database
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Oops. I'd try again, and get the log file as well, if I was you.
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Sander Rossel wrote: How will the people of the future ever start a new business (or get an email address for that matter)?
Don't worry, kids these days are inventing new words on an hourly basis... there will be plenty to choose from.
All you need to do is choose a word you like, spell it like you never went to school, and boom... you have the perfect "hip and trendy" domain name.
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Another trusted 'formula' is stringing two or three random words/part-words together. e.g:
Micro Soft
Face Book
Insta Gram
And check there's a suitable domain name available. It's as easy as HeyBeeCee! Note. ".co.uk" is available for that!
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5teveH wrote: Insta Gram
I wanna start a company called InstaKilo! It's going to be a thousand times better than Instagram!
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
modified 1-Oct-20 7:08am.
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He, I'll register InstaTon. Take that!
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
Never stop dreaming - Freddie Kruger
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I can't! It's too much to bear! 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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I'll grab InstaTonne to get the metric market!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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Why not start locally with InstaStone? 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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Only available in .Bible, .LifeOfBrian, and .RadicalImam domains.
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"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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But, but, Everybody must get stoned.
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I think that would be geared more towards the hippie and headshop market
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I know we digress, but....
instakilo.co.uk and instaton.co.uk are both available.
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In Dilbert we trust....
https://img.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://img.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2015/09/DILBERT-uranushertz-1024x311.gif&w=1024
An oldie but a goodie.
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monkeypassingakidneystone.com is available.
Just sayin'.
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As long as ᛉᚹᛁᛟᛚᚠ is not taken yet...
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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We have a restaurant in Stockholm called ᛖᛁᚠᚢᚱ... 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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Eifur? What does that mean?
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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I'm not 100% sure, but I think it's an Icelandic first name...
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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