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1. Johnny Null (johnnynull@quitter.se)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jan-2015 10:52:37 UTC Johnny Null

   • LÆMEUR (@SDF)
   @laemeur 1) Necessary in 140 character limits. 2) Extenders exist.
   • LÆMEUR (@SDF) (laemeur@wm.sdf.org)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jan-2015 19:43:38 UTC LÆMEUR (@SDF)

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     1) Sure, but why is the 140-character limit even still around? #Twitter presumably did it for SMS compatibility, but why do #Fediverse sites do it? For Twitter compatibility? That's ridiculous. 140-character limits are Twitter's problem, not ours. If people are going to cross-post to Twitter, their Twitter bridge should split long posts up into multiple tweets; don't foul-up the Fediverse with Twitter's arbitrary limitations, I say.
     2) That's really not the point. URL shorteners exist because of crappy software/system design. Just because some microblogs and email clients can't deal with full URLs, that doesn't mean we should all add an extra layer of indirection on top of DNS to appease those users. *They* should be persuaded to use software/systems that don't suck.
     Erkan Yılmaz repeated this.
   • Johnny Null (johnnynull@quitter.se)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jan-2015 19:49:11 UTC Johnny Null

     • LÆMEUR (@SDF)
     @laemeur Keeps things quick and concise. Exactly as it should be. Respects my time and (screen) real estate.
   • Johnny Null (johnnynull@quitter.se)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jan-2015 19:52:13 UTC Johnny Null

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     • LÆMEUR (@SDF)
     @laemeur  This was the whole point to the Twitter thing. You want longer shit, write a blog or use another tool.
   • Johnny Null (johnnynull@quitter.se)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jan-2015 21:52:58 UTC Johnny Null

     • LÆMEUR (@SDF)
     @laemeur if you've a timeline filled with long posts, how is that NOT slower? Pretty obvious.
   • Johnny Null (johnnynull@quitter.se)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jan-2015 21:55:11 UTC Johnny Null

     • LÆMEUR (@SDF)
     @laemeur "Tweet longer" exists on Twitter, yet how often do you see it employed? Virtually never.
   • Johnny Null (johnnynull@quitter.se)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jan-2015 23:12:17 UTC Johnny Null

     • LÆMEUR (@SDF)
     @laemeur See? W/o the limit, you ramble on and take forever to get to the point.
   • Johnny Null (johnnynull@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Jan-2015 10:22:20 UTC Johnny Null

     • LÆMEUR (@SDF)
     @laemeur Good, then you admit it's your failing.
   • Johnny Null (johnnynull@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Jan-2015 10:59:23 UTC Johnny Null

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     @reality Humans are funny critters, aren't we? Any relevant input? Or better yet, totally unrelated?
   • Johnny Null (johnnynull@quitter.se)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Jan-2015 13:10:06 UTC Johnny Null

     • LÆMEUR (@SDF)
     @laemeur No it does not. However, all my other points do. You are wrong.