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I'm curious, why use URL shortners on HN? It's not like you're constrained to 140 characters. (I'm not trying to be a jerk, just trying to understand your rea

by Derrek 17y ago

I'm curious, why use URL shortners on HN? It's not like you're constrained to 140 characters. (I'm not trying to be a jerk, just trying to understand your reasoning.)

ZeroGravitas 17y ago
Also, did you just take those URLs from the last page of the article, and if so why not just link there: http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2009/08/mac-os-x-10-6.ars/23 http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2009/08/mac-os-x-10-6.a...
mikedouglas 17y ago
Siracusa tweeted the links the day before, so I had them in a textfile on the desktop. Because the URLs were easier to read than the originals, I didn't think it would be an issue.