Comments on: An Incredibly Useful Site http://www.mattandleighann.com/2005/10/an-incredibly-useful-site A Few More Pirates Wouldn't Hurt Either Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:16:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: DC http://www.mattandleighann.com/2005/10/an-incredibly-useful-site/comment-page-1#comment-259 DC Wed, 26 Oct 2005 17:42:57 +0000 http://www.mattandleighann.com/?p=313#comment-259 Sadly, I've gotten emails that claimed they were from one person but were actually from someone else. Let's just hope that nobody that falls for an email virus has both of our email addresses in their addressbook. Also, I always suspected that Leigh Ann was more computer-savvy than she lets on. I heard a rumor that she was actually a secret computer agent for a secret government organization but I never believed it - until now. Sadly, I’ve gotten emails that claimed they were from one person but were actually from someone else. Let’s just hope that nobody that falls for an email virus has both of our email addresses in their addressbook.

Also, I always suspected that Leigh Ann was more computer-savvy than she lets on. I heard a rumor that she was actually a secret computer agent for a secret government organization but I never believed it – until now.

]]> By: Matt http://www.mattandleighann.com/2005/10/an-incredibly-useful-site/comment-page-1#comment-258 Matt Wed, 26 Oct 2005 14:07:20 +0000 http://www.mattandleighann.com/?p=313#comment-258 DC, yea, I was thinking about how it could be badly abused (like most useful things, I suppose). Once someone gets that link, there's no way to tell what domain it's coming from. I guess, like a lot of things, there's some amount of trust involved. For example, if I sent you an email with a TinyURL link or placed on in my webpage, hopefully my reputation is such that it goes to where I say it goes and not some phishing or porn site. It would help if more sites started using mod_rewrite rules for links generated by queries. Leigh Ann, you need to share your vast knowledge with me! DC, yea, I was thinking about how it could be badly abused (like most useful things, I suppose). Once someone gets that link, there’s no way to tell what domain it’s coming from. I guess, like a lot of things, there’s some amount of trust involved. For example, if I sent you an email with a TinyURL link or placed on in my webpage, hopefully my reputation is such that it goes to where I say it goes and not some phishing or porn site. It would help if more sites started using mod_rewrite rules for links generated by queries.

Leigh Ann, you need to share your vast knowledge with me!

]]> By: Leigh Ann http://www.mattandleighann.com/2005/10/an-incredibly-useful-site/comment-page-1#comment-257 Leigh Ann Wed, 26 Oct 2005 13:15:04 +0000 http://www.mattandleighann.com/?p=313#comment-257 I can't believe you didn't know about tinyurl before now. I've known about this little trick for ages. Bwahahaha, I finally knew something about computers before you did! Wahoo for me! I can’t believe you didn’t know about tinyurl before now. I’ve known about this little trick for ages. Bwahahaha, I finally knew something about computers before you did! Wahoo for me!

]]> By: DC http://www.mattandleighann.com/2005/10/an-incredibly-useful-site/comment-page-1#comment-256 DC Wed, 26 Oct 2005 05:23:12 +0000 http://www.mattandleighann.com/?p=313#comment-256 I give it a thumbs up, though I wish it were just easy to build it into everyday life without requiring a website to assist you. I mean, really, tinyurl could be badly abused and you'd never know (for example, with "phishing"). I give it a thumbs up, though I wish it were just easy to build it into everyday life without requiring a website to assist you. I mean, really, tinyurl could be badly abused and you’d never know (for example, with “phishing”).

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