[21:20] <dkg> hi folks -- thank you for your work.
[21:21] <dkg> given the proliferation of limited-bandwidth messaging services, some people seem to think that link shorteners are inevitable.  Do you have a recommendation for a "good" link shortener to use, or suggestions for what a cooperating party who wants to become a "good" link shortener should do?
[21:22] <dkg> i'm curious because i'm taking part in this discussion: https://support.mayfirst.org/ticket/4019
[21:43] <chronomex> ummmmm
[21:44] <chronomex> twitter already shortens all of its links with t.co, you don't get any choice there
[21:46] <chronomex> what other communication media are in play?
[21:51] <chronomex> dkg
[21:51] <dkg> chronomex: identi.ca
[21:51] <dkg> chronomex: txt messaging
[21:54] <chronomex> ur1.ca is identi.ca's shortener, but it appears to be dead?
[21:54] <chronomex> at least their export no longer exports
[21:57] <dkg> that doesn't sound like a great recommendation
[21:59] <chronomex> it isn't one
[22:00] <dkg> i know :)
[22:03] <chronomex> anyway, I don't have recommendations for a line of business that I think is stupid
[22:03] <chronomex> if you set up your own, we'd love to help you archive it
[22:04] <chronomex> I'm happy to take custodianship of abandoned shortener domain+databases
[22:10] <dkg> chronomex: ok, thank you!
[22:11] <dkg> but you don't have any recommendation for one of these operations that you think is actually being run by reasonable people and is well-maintained, right?
[22:28] <chronomex> nope