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  ot: drm cat litter - who knew "M. John Matlaw" <nouser@invalid.com> - 2015-01-19 16:24 -0500
    Re: ot: drm cat litter - who knew nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-01-19 16:28 -0500
    Re: ot: drm cat litter - who knew George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2015-01-20 09:19 -0600
      Re: ot: drm cat litter - who knew BakersT <nomailpls@domain.invalid> - 2015-01-20 14:19 -0500
        Re: ot: drm cat litter - who knew Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-20 20:17 +0000
        Re: ot: drm cat litter - who knew Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-01-21 06:21 +0000
    Re: ot: drm cat litter - who knew Nelson <nelson@nowhere.com> - 2015-01-21 08:33 -0500
      Re: ot: drm cat litter - who knew Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-21 15:54 +0000

#68554 — ot: drm cat litter - who knew

<http://ifixit.org/blog/6900/drm-kitty-litter/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=January+Newsletter&utm_content=January+Newsletter+Version+A+CID_a1aae8643e08f70f75b7fdda49ecd4d3&utm_source=CampaignMonitor&utm_term=You%20know%20what%20else%20features%20DRM%20these%20days%20Kitty%20litterhttp:> 

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#68555

In article <m9jslv$mc1$1@dont-email.me>, M. John Matlaw
<nouser@invalid.com> wrote:

>
> <http://ifixit.org/blog/6900/drm-kitty-litter/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=J
> anuary+Newsletter&utm_content=January+Newsletter+Version+A+CID_a1aae8643e08f70
> f75b7fdda49ecd4d3&utm_source=CampaignMonitor&utm_term=You%20know%20what%20else
> %20features%20DRM%20these%20days%20Kitty%20litterhttp:> 

learn to prune urls. 

the *only* part of that url that's needed is:
<http://ifixit.org/blog/6900/drm-kitty-litter>

the rest is tracking information.

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#68571

On 1/19/15 3:24 PM, in article m9jslv$mc1$1@dont-email.me, "M. John Matlaw"
<nouser@invalid.com> wrote:

> <http://ifixit.org/blog/6900/drm-kitty-litter/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=J
> anuary+Newsletter&utm_content=January+Newsletter+Version+A+CID_a1aae8643e08f70
> f75b7fdda49ecd4d3&utm_source=CampaignMonitor&utm_term=You%20know%20what%20else
> %20features%20DRM%20these%20days%20Kitty%20litterhttp:>
> 

You ever hear of "tinyurl"?

Thought not...

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#68577

In article <D0E3CE28.B3812%ghost_topper@hotmail.com>,
 George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> wrote:

> On 1/19/15 3:24 PM, in article m9jslv$mc1$1@dont-email.me, "M. John Matlaw"
> <nouser@invalid.com> wrote:
> 
> > <http://ifixit.org/blog/6900/drm-kitty-litter/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign
> > =J
> > anuary+Newsletter&utm_content=January+Newsletter+Version+A+CID_a1aae8643e08f
> > 70
> > f75b7fdda49ecd4d3&utm_source=CampaignMonitor&utm_term=You%20know%20what%20el
> > se
> > %20features%20DRM%20these%20days%20Kitty%20litterhttp:>
> > 
> 
> You ever hear of "tinyurl"?
> 
> Thought not...

I certainly have, but don't know how to determine if a "tinyurl" is 
going to send me off to goatse-land before clicking on it...

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#68578

On 2015-01-20, BakersT <nomailpls@domain.invalid> wrote:
> In article <D0E3CE28.B3812%ghost_topper@hotmail.com>,
>  George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 1/19/15 3:24 PM, in article m9jslv$mc1$1@dont-email.me, "M. John Matlaw"
>> <nouser@invalid.com> wrote:
>> 
>> > <http://ifixit.org/blog/6900/drm-kitty-litter/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign
>> > =J
>> > anuary+Newsletter&utm_content=January+Newsletter+Version+A+CID_a1aae8643e08f
>> > 70
>> > f75b7fdda49ecd4d3&utm_source=CampaignMonitor&utm_term=You%20know%20what%20el
>> > se
>> > %20features%20DRM%20these%20days%20Kitty%20litterhttp:>
>> > 
>> 
>> You ever hear of "tinyurl"?
>> 
>> Thought not...

As others have correctly indicated, the majority of the URL he posted
(the entire portion from the ? (question mark) character to the end of
the URL) is optional tracking information that may be safely omitted. So
the real URL he wanted to post is short enough on its own:

<http://ifixit.org/blog/6900/drm-kitty-litter/> 

Anyhow, see below:

> I certainly have, but don't know how to determine if a "tinyurl" is 
> going to send me off to goatse-land before clicking on it...

Even if you don't realize it, you are in full control over this. All you
have to do is add "preview." to the host name. So this:

<http://tinyurl.com/laoxa32>

Becomes this:

<http://preview.tinyurl.com/laoxa32>

As a result of that simple addition, you will see a preview of the
destination URL before you visit it. This is what it looks like:

"Preview of TinyURL.com/laoxa32

This TinyURL redirects to:

	http://ifixit.org/blog/6900/drm-kitty-litter/

Proceed to this site."

Also, on the same page, you can configure tinyURL to enable previews
indefinitely through a cookie that is stored in your web browser, so
that in the future if you visit any tinyURL, you will see a preview
automatically.

Give it a try sometime. It's simple and easy. ; )

-- 
E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter.
I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead.

JR

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#68593

Okay, so one time? In band camp? BakersT <nomailpls@domain.invalid> was all, like:
> In article <D0E3CE28.B3812%ghost_topper@hotmail.com>,
>  George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> wrote:

>> On 1/19/15 3:24 PM, in article m9jslv$mc1$1@dont-email.me, "M. John Matlaw"
>> <nouser@invalid.com> wrote:
>> 
>> > <http://ifixit.org/blog/6900/drm-kitty-litter/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign
>> > =J
>> > anuary+Newsletter&utm_content=January+Newsletter+Version+A+CID_a1aae8643e08f
>> > 70
>> > f75b7fdda49ecd4d3&utm_source=CampaignMonitor&utm_term=You%20know%20what%20el
>> > se
>> > %20features%20DRM%20these%20days%20Kitty%20litterhttp:>
>> > 
>> 
>> You ever hear of "tinyurl"?
>> 
>> Thought not...

> I certainly have, but don't know how to determine if a "tinyurl" is 
> going to send me off to goatse-land before clicking on it...

You're being stupid.


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#68595

On Mon, 19 Jan 2015 16:24:45 -0500, M. John Matlaw wrote
(in article <m9jslv$mc1$1@dont-email.me>):

> 
<http://ifixit.org/blog/6900/drm-kitty-
litter/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=J
> 
anuary+Newsletter&utm_content=January+Newsletter+Version+A+CID_a1aae8643
e08f70
> 
f75b7fdda49ecd4d3&utm_source=CampaignMonitor&utm_term=You%20know%20what%
20else
> %20features%20DRM%20these%20days%20Kitty%20litterhttp:> 
> 

5 replies responding to the poster's style, 0 to his content.  Never 
change,csms :)

-- 
Nelson

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#68599

On 2015-01-21, Nelson <nelson@nowhere.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Jan 2015 16:24:45 -0500, M. John Matlaw wrote
> (in article <m9jslv$mc1$1@dont-email.me>):
>
>> 
><http://ifixit.org/blog/6900/drm-kitty-litter/>
>
> 5 replies responding to the poster's style, 0 to his content.  Never 
> change,csms :)

To be fair, though, it is an off-topic post. So is it so far-fetched
that replies also are not on-topic? ; D

-- 
E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter.
I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead.

JR

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