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Just out of curiosity, why did you go through the trouble of hiding the link behind bit.ly?

by blhack 16y ago

callmeed 16y ago
To me, it looks cleaner–i.e. that link was a footnote, more or less, and I'd rather my comment be the focus (not a long URL) I have a bookmarklet, so I really didn't go through any "trouble"
- india 16y ago
  Fair enough but url shorteners break the web[1][2]. That is quite clearly not a good trade-off. I avoid url shorteners unless they be absolutely necessary. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/URL_shortening#Criticism_and_problems http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/URL_shortening#Criticism_and_pr... [2] http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1416090 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1416090
- philwelch 16y ago
  HN shortens URLs automatically when you paste them in. Obnoxious example: http://www.hugeurl.com/?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 http://www.hugeurl.com/?YzUxNzllMmZjNTk5ZDBjYzIwMjYwN2VlZjFk...

Just out of curiosity, why did you go through the trouble of hiding the link behind bit.ly?

by blhack 16y ago

Just out of curiosity, why did you go through the trouble of hiding the link behind bit.ly?

To me, it looks cleaner–i.e. that link was a footnote, more or less, and I'd rather my comment be the focus (not a long URL) I have a bookmarklet, so I really didn't go through any "trouble"

india 16y ago
Fair enough but url shorteners break the web[1][2]. That is quite clearly not a good trade-off. I avoid url shorteners unless they be absolutely necessary. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/URL_shortening#Criticism_and_problems http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/URL_shortening#Criticism_and_pr... [2] http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1416090 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1416090
philwelch 16y ago
HN shortens URLs automatically when you paste them in. Obnoxious example: http://www.hugeurl.com/?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 http://www.hugeurl.com/?YzUxNzllMmZjNTk5ZDBjYzIwMjYwN2VlZjFk...