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Methodology

3 articles on methodology from the Dracon blog — data-anchored editorial on AI providers, games, music, and the tools we ship.

  1. Infrastructure What the exchange rate does to your domain bill: EUR registrars in USD clothing A €10.07 renewal is not a $10.07 renewal. How ignoring the euro/dollar rate misranks European registrars by ~7%, and what fixed ranking looks like.
  2. Infrastructure Free first year = infinite markup: promo domains, dissected A $0 or $1 first year renders as a 0% 'renewal hike' on most comparison sites. The worst promos look like the best deals anywhere on the internet. Here is the math that fixes it.
  3. Infrastructure When $1.38 cheaper is worse: scoring features into price comparisons Two cloud storage plans, $1.38 apart on a $556 bill. Which wins? Our answer: price decides, near-ties badge. Why naive 'always cheapest' and old feature-band ranking lie in different ways.