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Re: The RISC OS News Network

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In article <mpro.lpk136004cdvn039k.vinceh@softrock.co.uk>, Vince M Hudd
<vinceh@softrock.co.uk> wrote:
> Tim Hill <tim@invalid.org.uk> wrote:
> > In article <mpro.lpjwn0000wsq6039k.vinceh@softrock.co.uk>, Vince M
> > Hudd <vinceh@softrock.co.uk> wrote:
> > > Tim Hill <tim@invalid.org.uk> wrote:
>  
> > > [of an annoyingly long URL posted previously]
>   
> > > > Imagine posting it - unshortened - to Twitter!!!!!
> >     ^^^^^^^              ^^^^^^^^^^^

> > !!!

> > > With Twitter's 140 character limit, pasting it directly into a
> > > tweet would leave you 121 characters for the remainder of your
> > > message - because Twitter uses its own URL shortener automatically.

> > Well, derr.

> I inferred from your original comment, and its context, a suggestion
> that it was necessary to shorten long links using services such as
> tinyurl *before* inserting them into a tweet, in order to fit them in -
> which it isn't, because Twitter deals with that for you. 

> Reading the original post again, it *still* looks as though that's what
> you were suggesting.

Funny then, given the way you snipped the original, that isn't the sense
given by my [snipped] post (above).  :-/

> My post merely corrects what appeared to be a misunderstanding on your
> part - for good reason, given that some of the readership of this group
> have made it perfectly clear in another thread that they don't really
> understand Twitter and how it works.

Please don't paint me with your 'only understands computing of the 1990s'
brush, follow me instead: <URL:http://twitter.com/timothyjrhill>   ;-) 
It's safe: I read much more than I write.

> If you already knew about Twitter's automatic use of t.co, then I'm not
> sure what the point was that you were making.

Only that posting such a huge mush of a URL (if you could) or other junk
of 130 chars won't leave you enough room even to say 'hello world'. It
was a flippant remark, not meant to be hyper-analysed.

I said that also knowing - as you do - that the likes of Twitter (and
Facebook?) Link Shortening is as good as Secret Knowledge to anyone who
can't (has RISC OS only) or won't (is resistant to change) keep up. But
these are intelligent beings and often know about the 140 char limit
because broadcast media (used to) mention it so often.

-- 
Tim Hill of timil.com . . .
* supports TFT & shares in cheaper ethical telecoms http://tjrh.eu/phone
* has a genuine & spam-proof address for Usenet http://www.invalid.org.uk/
* accepts incoming email: substitute postmaster@ for tim@

... "Honest plain words best pierce the ear of grief" Love's L L, Act v, Sc.2

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Re: The RISC OS News Network "John Williams (News)" <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> - 2011-08-02 22:09 +0200
  Re: The RISC OS News Network Dr Peter Young <pnyoung@ormail.co.uk> - 2011-08-02 21:42 +0100
    Re: The RISC OS News Network Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2011-08-02 22:45 +0100
  Re: The RISC OS News Network Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-02 23:28 +0200
    Re: The RISC OS News Network "John Williams (News)" <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> - 2011-08-02 23:37 +0200
      Re: The RISC OS News Network Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-03 00:46 +0200
        Re: The RISC OS News Network "John Williams (News)" <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> - 2011-08-03 10:27 +0200
          Re: The RISC OS News Network Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-03 14:09 +0200
    Re: The RISC OS News Network Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2011-08-02 22:51 +0100
      Re: The RISC OS News Network Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> - 2011-08-02 23:34 +0100
        Re: The RISC OS News Network Alan Calder <alan_calder@o2.co.uk> - 2011-08-03 00:26 +0100
          Re: The RISC OS News Network Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-08-03 01:41 +0200
          Re: The RISC OS News Network "Ste (news)" <steve@revi11.plus.com> - 2011-08-03 13:28 +0100
            Re: The RISC OS News Network Martin Wuerthner <spamtrap@mw-software.com> - 2011-08-03 14:42 +0200
            Re: The RISC OS News Network Tim Hill <tim@invalid.org.uk> - 2011-08-07 09:55 +0100
              Re: The RISC OS News Network Vince M Hudd <vinceh@softrock.co.uk> - 2011-08-07 10:21 +0100
                Re: The RISC OS News Network Tim Hill <tim@invalid.org.uk> - 2011-08-07 10:54 +0100
                Re: The RISC OS News Network Vince M Hudd <vinceh@softrock.co.uk> - 2011-08-07 11:57 +0100
                Re: The RISC OS News Network Tim Hill <tim@invalid.org.uk> - 2011-08-07 14:24 +0100
                Re: The RISC OS News Network Martin Bazley <martin.bazley@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2011-08-07 16:25 +0100
                Re: The RISC OS News Network Tim Hill <tim@invalid.org.uk> - 2011-08-15 05:59 +0100
          Re: The RISC OS News Network Martin Wuerthner <spamtrap@mw-software.com> - 2011-08-03 14:44 +0200

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