@neiltyson You'd think that a URL shortener would let you know when the shortened version is longer than the original.
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@neiltyson congratulations to your spare time! LoLThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@Bitly second law of thermodynamics.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson It bugs me that URL extenders are not part of browser software so we can see where the link goes ahead of clicking it.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson First world problems.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson because it violates some basic concept of physics?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@Bitly don't you have anything better to do? -
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@JustSher1 I do too, I just like poking at him once in a while
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@neiltyson plus he has that giant brain and thinks constantly hahaha ;)
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@neiltyson An annoying little discovery! Like the Planck length, it just ain't gonna get any shorter. Dammit! http://faculty.washington.edu/smcohen/320/GrainySpace.html …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson fair point, but that's because it's not just a shortener, but an indexer (same way Dictionaries have an entry for Dictionary).Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@NimbleDave To be fair, it specifically told you to “Paste a long URL here to shorten…” and you entered a short one.
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@neiltyson@Bitly and if I type your name, I get the whole universe. Wonderful.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Wanted to share how 1 star can power a house on a tiny rock. In the middle of nowhere.#Solarpic.twitter.com/j3IEWgEneC
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@neiltyson it is clearly not idempotentThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Bugs me that if you type http://bitly.com into the URL shortener http://bitly.com , you get http://bit.ly/1jiiMw5Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@foldedfish how else would you suggest that they track your use of the shortened URL? They aren't the NSA, you know.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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