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The URL shortener that makes your links look as suspicious as possible (creepylink.com)
submitted 5 months ago by cm0002@infosec.pub to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
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[–] drkt_@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 5 months ago (16 children)

What even is the point of URL shorteners? I always understood it as a Twitter thing, but I see them more outside of Twitter.

[–] 2910000@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I find it handy for writing down a URL on paper

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Okay, grandpa.

JK

[–] 2910000@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Paper may be old-fashioned but I need something light for the carrier pigeon

[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago

I've heard papyrus is a great medium.
Jokes aside, hand-writing and reading actually helps out the brain.

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