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This is a prime example of the pitfalls of shortened URLs. Short URLs are pointers -- don't rely on them to point to the same thing (or a valid thing) forever.
by mcav 17y ago
This is a prime example of the pitfalls of shortened URLs. Short URLs are pointers -- don't rely on them to point to the same thing (or a valid thing) forever.
- dryicerx 17y agoSame thought I've had ever since seeing he first URL shortning service.
- MicahWedemeyer 17y agoReal URLs have no guarantee of that either. http://whitehouse.com http://whitehouse.com doesn't get me the same sexy pics it did 10 years ago. That aside, you're right that an extra layer in there just adds more room for things to go wrong.