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I don't understand how this shortens a URL, most URLs are still pretty long.
by soheil 5y ago
I don't understand how this shortens a URL, most URLs are still pretty long.
- dmurray 5y agoIt shortens the upper bound on URL length, so for computer scientists, it shortens it.
- Igelau 5y agoI was confused too, but this actually explains it pretty well: http://www.5z8.info/freeanimalporn.com-start-download_s2e9hb_openme.exe http://www.5z8.info/freeanimalporn.com-start-download_s2e9hb...
- MichaelMoser123 5y agoi think it's supposed to be funny, which would be against HN regulations; on the other hand it's something "that good hackers would find interesting". https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html (or rather http://www.5z8.info/-49exploit-begin--_j0k3gm_uniqueinvestmentopportunity http://www.5z8.info/-49exploit-begin--_j0k3gm_uniqueinvestme... - or www.5z8.info/-49exploit-begin--_j0k3gm_uniqueinvestmentopportunity in all it's glory)