basikx.net going up for auction!

Looks like some schmuck wasted their money. AGAIN!

Hello Markus,

You were previously in contact with Acquire This Name about purchasing the domain name basikx.net. While we were not able to reach a sale agreement for the domain at that time, we want to let you know that the domain will soon be available in auction thru NameJet.com. If you are interested in bidding on the name in auction, please visit the domain basikx.net for more information. In general, the bid minimum bid price for the domains at NameJet start between $69-69 USD.

Feel free to contact us if you have any additional questions.

Regards,
Your AcquireThisName Team

As for the "previous contact", here's what they offered to sell me my old domain name for...

Hello Markus,

We have received your email regarding the domain basikx.net.

The owner of the domain has listed the sales price at $ 2,600 for this domain.

If your next offer is reasonable for this domain, an AcquireThisName.com (ATN) representative will contact the owner on your behalf. Upon hearing from the domain owner, we will notify you.

Please note: Owners of valuable domains will often receive several offers per week. Your offer should be great enough to motivate the domain owner to reply.

Best regards,

Trevor
AcquireThisName.com
Trevor@AcquireThisName.com

Meh. Not worth it.

Bye Bye

It's obvious this blog is going nowhere right now.

I don't have the time or the motivation to write anything for it. I've shifted over to using Facebook and Friendfeed for my daily updates.

www.basikx.net will cease to work, but basikx.blogspot.com will continue to be here.

Have at it, squatters. Waste your money on basikx.net again. I dare you!

Markus, OUT!

I'm testing Posterous.

Please ignore the Posterous randomness that will likely ensue.

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Hello 2009

No new resolutions this year. Last year's resolutions are still in effect.

Basikx.net LIVES!

After a year of some squatters sitting on my site name, basikx.net is finally mine again. I guess they finally realized that the traffic for my personal blog wasn't worth $20K. Surprise surprise.

Right on. Now I can continue my plans of world domination... as soon as I hit the level cap with my Undead Rogue.

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Look at my blog! Holy cow it's been stripped bare!

Why would I do such a thing? Because I've got to do something here. I'm certainly not posting anything and I'm pretty sure that most people quit checking this site for updates several months ago.

Well I'm here to say that I have plans for this site. Crappy plans, but plans all the same. Stay tuned, both of you!

Lawnbott Chronicles: The warranty ROCKS, thankfully.

Herman's Warranty:
Overall 2 year warranty and any parts replaced under warranty get a 1 year extended warranty.

This is a great warranty and I will tell you why. Herman is wearing out a wheel motor every three to six months and I was worried that sooner or later I would have to purchase these motors myself (around $150 each).

It's a downer that the parts wear out that quickly, but I am pushing this model to its limit. One square acre is a large yard even with an extra battery. Add in frequent weekends out of town and it can take Herman a while to catch up, if he does. During summer weeds grow fast in the low country and the fat septic system grass gets too thick even for my riding mower, but Herman tries. It only gets worse when he starts to limp and beep because his motor doesn't work. Every other time of the year Herman keeps the yard looking great without water or fertilizer.

Just so I don't spend the post putting KA Robotics down, I want to give Vishal credit for always being friendly and helpful when I call for support. The only time I ever paid for any parts is when I thought the motor failure was my fault. An autopsy later on proved otherwise and Vishal sent me a replacement right away. I kept the spare motor so Herman can attack nature with less down time. I imagine these motors would last for years on a quarter acre lot.

Just to re-cap:
1. I still recommend Lawnbott to anyone who asks, but I know my mileage varies.
2. Pushing any machine to the limit reduces life expectancy.
3. The Lawnbott is very easy to work on and replacing parts is easy.
4. KA Robotics stands behind their products, even if their product is owned by an abusive slave driver like me...