Comment on 9m.no – Short URLs for the Unicode AgeparentComments−pgl12yExcept you need to pick your own UTF-8 character to make it shorter, which is a pain because a lot of them are already taken.−riffraff12yno you don't, it's just a weird interface. Random UTF8 characters like the above example are generated automatically if you enter a url.You _can_ input your own to have something like http://✩.ws/awesometastic−Dolimiter12yI wouldn't call it a weird interface.I would call it the one of the most confusing and idiotic interfaces I've used in a while. Or perhaps I'm stupid? That's how the website made me feel.−billmalarky12ySeconded. Am stupid. Website made me remember.−mokus12yI had to delete the "Type a word here" placeholder text to get it to pick something for me (using Safari). I almost certainly would've given up and assumed it was a required input if you hadn't hinted that it can be made to work.
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Except you need to pick your own UTF-8 character to make it shorter, which is a pain because a lot of them are already taken.
no you don't, it's just a weird interface. Random UTF8 characters like the above example are generated automatically if you enter a url.
You _can_ input your own to have something like http://✩.ws/awesometastic
I wouldn't call it a weird interface.
I would call it the one of the most confusing and idiotic interfaces I've used in a while. Or perhaps I'm stupid? That's how the website made me feel.
Seconded. Am stupid. Website made me remember.
I had to delete the "Type a word here" placeholder text to get it to pick something for me (using Safari). I almost certainly would've given up and assumed it was a required input if you hadn't hinted that it can be made to work.