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because i found myself typing "hacker news" into google instead of typing all 20 characters into the url bar.

• TallGuyShort 17y ago
  ... why not just make a bookmark?
  • emcooke 17y ago
    maybe i am too stupid but bookmarks are just too complicated for me... they are always on the wrong computer, organizing them is a pain, and i just don't trust them to a 3rd party to keep them. google always seems easier :)
    • caffo 17y ago
      opendns shortcuts would do the job for you (even in multiple computers) http://blog.opendns.com/2007/04/22/shortcut-the-web/ http://blog.opendns.com/2007/04/22/shortcut-the-web/
    • dmor 17y ago
      bookmarks in the cloud? http://www.delicious.com http://www.delicious.com
• icey 17y ago
  This is where AwesomeBar is... well, Awesome. I'm here so much I just type ne <tab> <enter> and I'm here. There's something unsettling about using a domain that forwards to the site you actually want to use; especially when they aren't owned by the same person / organization.
  • jacquesm 17y ago
    The biggest risk is that one day they turn into a phishing site... That's a long shot, but if enough people would start using a non-related domain as an alternative front door to a site that would be a very nasty way to catch a bunch of people unaware. Even more sneaky to forward them to the real site after they log in (or to proxy the requests).
    • icey 17y ago
      I don't really think anything bad will happen in this example. I'm just saying in general it's one of those things that makes me uncomfortable.