So the best thing to do ideally would be just to use Twitter's t.co, which
occurs automatically, and not use any others?  But, if and only if space is
a premium, then use is.gd?

On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 6:43 AM, Nick Daly <nick.m.d...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Best I can tell, the only reason they're popular is because
> microblogging sites count links against your 140-character limit.
>
> Now, if only Twitter[0] used footnotes[1] and didn't count the URL
> against the message, they'd disappear.
>
> 0: https://twitter.com/
>
> 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Note_%28typography%29
>
> Now, if only Twitter (https://twitter.com/) used footnotes
> (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Note_%28typography%29) and didn't count
> the URL ag
>
> On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 8:18 AM, Nadim Kobeissi <na...@nadim.cc> wrote:
> > Is there any benefit other than an aesthetic one? Centralizing all URLs
> > under a single authority and then obfuscating them doesn't sound like a
> > particularly great idea...
> >
> >
> > NK
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 9:17 AM, Eugen Leitl <eu...@leitl.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 03:14:35PM +0100, Alex Comninos wrote:
> >> > data retention and privacy implications compared to for example is.gd
> >> > or installing a URL shortner on Libtech's own servers?
> >>
> >> Earl shorteners are considered harmful. Don't use them.
> >>
> >> > implications of the .ly ccTLD being under Libyan jurisdiction?
> >> >
> >> > I would like to hear a little about these issues
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