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> But manual typing is rare It's absolutely not rare. I can't tell you how many times I sat in the back of a classroom, squinting at a whiteboard, trying to ty
by moolcool 1y ago
> But manual typing is rare
It's absolutely not rare. I can't tell you how many times I sat in the back of a classroom, squinting at a whiteboard, trying to type copy a URL that looked like this:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/technology/silicon-chips-doodles.html?unlocked_article_code=1.dk8.ktpG.iQiAmxAo_t80&smid=url-share https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/technology/silicon-chips-...
- bigstrat2003 1y ago"Rare" doesn't mean "non-existent". Some people (such as yourself) might indeed need to type links in manually on a regular basis, but for most people it is quite rare.
- kmoser 1y agoNot saying you're wrong, just wondering if it was an option to take a picture of the screen using your phone. In my experience, that's how students tend to capture such info when it isn't provided to them electronically.
- const_cast 1y agoI think more important than URL shorteners is URL structure. It should work like a directory, where you can intuitively guess what subdirectories there are. This NYT link is actually pretty good. year/month/day/category/title is pretty nice. The query parameter ruins it, but that's kind of unavoidable if you want a reproducible link with extra data. Usually you can omit query parameters and the URL should still work.
- moolcool 1y agoThat matters too, but those solve different problems.