9 Sep
2007
9 Sep
'07
1:22 p.m.
Rumor has it that Dave McGuire may have mentioned these words:
On Sep 8, 2007, at 2:44 PM, Chris M wrote:
>>Chris, please just post the item number for these
>>things or use
>>TinyURL or the like for the links. The darned eBay
>>links wrap
>>several lines in my email reader and require me to
>>dig the number out
>>manually.
>
> I'll try. I have a fundamental opposition to the tiny
>thing, cuz yer never know what yer clicking on.
>Granted I've undoubtedly won the trust of everyone on
>this list (muahahahahahahaha).
You'll try? What's so hard to take this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Tandy-200-48k-dual-bank-RAM-module-not-Model-100-102_W0…
and trim it down to:
http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ290157890837
???
[[ Simple instructions in Engrish: Trim all between last slash & first
underscore, then trim all after item number. ]]
Unless you're viewing the link on the aforementioned Tandy 200 (which would
then only wrap by 2 characters) I seriously doubt there's a MUA that would
have a problem with the latter URL.
Why the worry about never knowing what you're
clicking on? If
you're worried about viruses, you're using a computing platform
that's unsuitable for networked applications.
Aren't we all? [[ read: who here actually read the list on their OS/2, VMS,
MVS/XA, etc. machines? IINM, there are a few viruses for MacOS, Linux &
friends... and at least a proof-of concept boot-sector virus written in x86
assembly that can infect anything running x86 no matter what OS, I
believe... ]]
If you're worried
about accidentally seeing some bizarre bestiality porn, you need to
just grow a pair and click the "close" button.
Something tells me if there someone were to post a link to such a site, Jay
would 1) have a conniption, then 2) ban said induhvidual and post a warning
WRT the link.
'Tis just that simple.
Couldn't agree more.
Laterz,
Roger "Merch" Merchberger
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