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brown9-2 on June 22, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: GitHub for Mac

There is really no need to use a URL shortener when posting links here. The HN software will abbreviate the link text on it's own if it is too long. It's a little annoying to have to guess where a link is going to forward to.

jamiequint on June 23, 2011 [–]

GrabBox automatically shortens my screenshot links. Click if you dare. IMHO they should have used bitly pro and their own shortener for marketing the thing.

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