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I like this one, WW. I'm no expert at combinations and permutations, but I'm constantly amazed at how tiny the URL comes out, given the millions (billions?) of web pages out there.
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an experiment: http://snipurl.com/bf5hhttp://tinyurl.com/6rm7xedit: I used a known long url that I had sent someone, generated via snip (I guess they save these in a data base for a while as I was informed "We have snipped this URL before") and ran the same address through tiny.
there seems to be one tiny advantage to using snip; it automagically pastes your paste buffer into the text box, thereby saving you one tiny step.
ASp, notice that I didn't claim an advantage for snip based on length, as it was only one try.
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How many did you try?! [scientific method-e]
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I don't even have to deal with traffic lights anymore! Everyone here drives politely and rarely exceeds 35 MPH. It's a whole 'nother world...
On the Hawaiian island of Moloka'i, there is not one single traffic light. There is one intersection (called "four corners") in the main village -- Kaunakakai -- which has a stop sign on each corner. Pretty high tech. Mostly, people just look out for one another. Not a bad metaphor for life, eh?
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Yes, Faldage. The northernmost part of your map is very much like what happens in the area that is a suicide merge. One road goes beneath the interstate, however, and the other one ramps off the interstate directly. I'll try to link up. http://shorterlink.com/?W5ARKVThe ramps are where you see the northernmost green 54. If I take the ramp that goes southwest off exit 54 as you read the map, the other ramp becomes a small access road that merges with the southwest ramp--and it's a bear. A suicidal bear. Now, is there a term for such a mess of a merge? Early Morning Edit: Oh, and by the way, Faldage, your graphics are just amazing.
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Mostly, people just look out for one another. Not a bad metaphor for life, eh?
That's one of the things I love about this island. Most everyone here does look out for one another and lends a hand when needed. Most people know or know of everyone else on the island. If Maria knows that Juan is on his way to work and she's just off to do some shopping, Maria waves Juan through even though she has the right of way and Juan has the stop sign. Many times you'll come across friends pulled up side by side having a chat, blocking the road. Nobody honks and the chatters finish their talk and move on in a matter of a minute or less. The attitude is that life is too short to get stressed. A minute here or a minute there isn't going to send the world spinning out of it's orbit. Rumor has it that a traffic light is being contemplated for a certain intersection. We fear that will only cause accidents!
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