Questions for the engraver

What, precisely, am I buying?

A name at curltact.holtzhost.com/<name>. Point anything at it: curl, wget, openssl, a browser; and the same plain ANSI contact card comes back. It's a business card that lives at a URL and renders the same way to whoever's asking.

Why would I curl a business card?

Because it's frictionless and a little magic. It drops into a README, a shell prompt, a bio, a Slack message; and it carries your name into every terminal that runs it. That's the whole trick.

Is the free one actually free?

Yes. The Display Model (your name and five lines) is free and stays live forever. We make our coin on the Original Engraving (up to fifty lines) and on flourishes/patinas.

What happens if I stop paying?

Your plaque reverts to the free Display Model: first five lines, no drama. It never goes dark and it's never deleted. Every flourish and patina you bought is kept. Renew and the gold returns instantly.

What's a "flourish"? What's a "patina"?

A flourish is a cosmetic emblem: the terminal graphic ($ ▌) ships today, more are on the bench. A patina is a color scheme for the brass. Both are one-time commissions, owned forever, kept through any lapse.

How do you stop a thousand fake plaques?

We engrave by federated login: sign in with GitHub or GitLab. Minting a thousand throwaway accounts on either costs far more than minting a thousand throwaway emails, so the riff-raff stays at the door. (Targeted name-squatting we handle the old-fashioned way: by hand, when it comes up.)

Do you keep my password?

We never see one. GitHub or GitLab vouches for you; we keep only your particulars, flourishes, and patinas.

What can the name be?

Lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens: 1 to 40 characters, no leading or trailing hyphen. A short list of shop words (login, pricing, admin…) is reserved.

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