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		simonw on Oct 27, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: URL Shorteners are evil, here's one to prove it. I dislike URL shorteners because they increase the chance of link rot. mug.gd doesn't prove they are evil though - it proves that links are evil.

secos on Oct 27, 2009 [–]

very good point. That is basically what I am after... they hide the true origin and intent when they hide the content in an iframe.

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