Well, bitly has ruined its free level shortening service.

[conuly]

I probably don't really need to shorten links, but I'm in the habit of doing it. Ugh. I need to find something new.

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I don't know what I'm looking at, but that first image is amazing!

Ancient Fashion: The Oldest Pieces of Clothing and Accessories Ever Found

This Chinese American Aviatrix Overcame Racism to Fly for the U.S. During World War II

Never seen an exploding star? This year, you'll have your chance

A 9-year-old boy’s dream of a pet octopus is a sensation as thousands follow Terrance’s story online

Most people are disgusted by these animals. These New Yorkers are filling their homes with them.

A strange fungus could transform emerging cicadas into ‘saltshakers of death,’ scientists say

College students, inmates and a nun: A unique book club meets at one of the nation’s largest jails

The cloud under the sea

Ahead of Paris Olympics, police oversee evictions, leading to charges of 'social cleansing'

Angry farmers in a once-lush Mexican state target avocado orchards that suck up too much water

‘Did Something Happen to Mom When She Was Young?’

The vast ravines swallowing whole neighbourhoods around the world

Inside the Kenyan cult that starved itself to death

Comments

[brokenallbroken]

I know link shortening has its uses, but personally I like knowing where something goes before I click on it.

[steorra]

Me too.

[conuly]

Yeah, I get that. Bitly used to have custom links for a lot of common news domains and at some point that stopped too.