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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 4 Sep 2015

    Bugs me that if you type http://bitly.com  into the URL shortener http://bitly.com , you get http://bit.ly/1jiiMw5 

    6:59 AM - 4 Sep 2015
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      1. Seth Reineke‏ @sethreineke 4 Sep 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @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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      1. Eric Liunardus‏ @ericliunardus 4 Sep 2015
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        @neiltyson congratulations to your spare time! LoL

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      1. Rossily Compressed  👻‏ @beet_keeper 4 Sep 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        .@neiltyson @Bitly second law of thermodynamics.

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      1. Jon Marcus‏ @ThusSpokeJon 4 Sep 2015
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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.

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      1. Jim Clancy‏Verified account @ClancyReports 4 Sep 2015
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        @neiltyson First world problems.

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      1. clorox cowboy‏ @matcatastrophe 4 Sep 2015
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        @neiltyson because it violates some basic concept of physics?

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      2. Rev. Dr. Dick Move‏ @RevDrDickMove 4 Sep 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @Bitly don't you have anything better to do?

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      3. Sher 🐾‏ @JustSher1 4 Sep 2015
        Replying to @RevDrDickMove

        @revbuzz57 @neiltyson @Bitly LOL I luv Neil!!!

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      4. Rev. Dr. Dick Move‏ @RevDrDickMove 4 Sep 2015
        Replying to @JustSher1

        @JustSher1 I do too, I just like poking at him once in a while 😉

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      5. Sher 🐾‏ @JustSher1 4 Sep 2015
        Replying to @RevDrDickMove

        @revbuzz57 @neiltyson plus he has that giant brain and thinks constantly hahaha ;)

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      1. Don Hammonds‏ @DonDurgad 4 Sep 2015
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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 …

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      1. Firas Durri‏ @firasd 4 Sep 2015
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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).

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      1. pacman 1️⃣ 3️⃣ #eleNão‏ @pac_man 4 Sep 2015
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        @neiltysonpic.twitter.com/FG0zJVZWq2

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      1. Russell Bernau‏ @SuperSquawk 4 Sep 2015
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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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      1.  👁‍🗨‏ @1x1337 4 Sep 2015
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        @neiltyson @Bitly and if I type your name, I get the whole universe. Wonderful.

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      1. SolarGirl305 🌞‏ @jodmentum 4 Sep 2015
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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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      1. glauco martins‏ @glaucoafmartins 4 Sep 2015
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        @neiltyson it is clearly not idempotent

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      1. Rob Cruickshank‏ @robcruickshank 4 Sep 2015
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        RT @neiltyson Bugs me that if you type http://bitly.com  into the URL shortener http://bitly.com , you get http://bit.ly/1jiiMw5 

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      1. Randall Krebs‏ @randroid58 4 Sep 2015
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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.

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