While both show some context, DecentURL is not a shortener. For example, I took the URL of this comments thread and stuck in in both yours and ctxt.us: Origina

While both show some context, DecentURL is not a shortener. For example, I took the URL of this comments thread and stuck in in both yours and ctxt.us: Original - http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=731637 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=731637 DecentURL.com - http://news.ycombinator.decenturl.com/hacker-news-one-day-project http://news.ycombinator.decenturl.com/hacker-news-one-day-pr... ctxt.us - http://ctxt.us/news.ycom/A http://ctxt.us/news.ycom/A In fact, yours lengthened the URL quite a bit. Not that DecentURL is not without its application, but your claim that it is the same as ctxt.us is not really valid. I quite enjoy the fact that this is a way to have your cake (a short url) and eat it too. (actually know what the hell you're clicking on) Props to ctxt.us.