Non-Libyan URL Shortener

#1

Post by pitdesi » Wed, Apr 27, 2011, 9:29 PM UTC

Non-Libyan URL Shortener
gadaf.fi

Re: Non-Libyan URL Shortener

#2

Post by hendavid » Wed, Apr 27, 2011, 9:40 PM UTC

First post!

Re: Non-Libyan URL Shortener

#3

Post by ares2012 » Wed, Apr 27, 2011, 9:46 PM UTC

Both funny and poignant. It is interesting to consider how many popular web services use .ly domain names and are hence tied to Libya (albeit far removed).

Re: Non-Libyan URL Shortener

#4

Post by thushan » Wed, Apr 27, 2011, 9:51 PM UTC

I tip my hat to the genius who came up with this.

Re: Non-Libyan URL Shortener

#5

Post by 5l » Wed, Apr 27, 2011, 9:54 PM UTC

Hate to nit pick but isn't it Gaddafi, or Qaddafi?

Edit: So it is, although the correct spelling is already taken.

Re: Non-Libyan URL Shortener

#6

Post by rkon » Wed, Apr 27, 2011, 9:54 PM UTC

Now, if only we could stop getting our tv from Tuvalu. Stop reliance on foreign domains! America needs Internet independence!

/palin rhetoric

Re: Non-Libyan URL Shortener

#7

Post by random42 » Wed, Apr 27, 2011, 9:55 PM UTC

hendavid wrote: post #2

First post!

You are being downvoted, because your comment does not add anything worthwhile to the discuss/topic.

Kindly read the the community guidelines at http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

You may also find http://www.paulgraham.com/disagree.html by Paul Graham useful.

Re: Non-Libyan URL Shortener

#8

Post by joshfinnie » Wed, Apr 27, 2011, 9:57 PM UTC

hendavid wrote: post #2

First post!

Karma is currently at -18... lesson learned.

Touchy tonight are we? I was just pointing out that it might not be in the best interest to downvote someone into oblivion on one of their first posts to Hacker News. With the green names indicating new people, we have the ability to show them the right way without killing his karma and motivation to post here. Random42 pointed him in the right direction...

Re: Non-Libyan URL Shortener

#9

Post by leftnode » Wed, Apr 27, 2011, 9:57 PM UTC

5l wrote: post #5

Hate to nit pick but isn't it Gaddafi, or Qaddafi? Edit: So it is, although the correct spelling is already taken.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/theworldnewser/2009/09/how-many-dif... or any of those! :)

Re: Non-Libyan URL Shortener

#10

Post by pitdesi » Wed, Apr 27, 2011, 9:58 PM UTC

5l wrote: post #5

Hate to nit pick but isn't it Gaddafi, or Qaddafi? Edit: So it is, although the correct spelling is already taken.

I like the spelling Gadaffi, but here are atleast 112 different ways to spell his full name:

http://blogs.abcnews.com/theworldnewser/2009/09/how-many-dif...