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Submission + - Google getting rid of URL shortener. If you depend on it, sucks to be you. (googleblog.com)

davecotter writes: So Google’s staring at its old goo.gl links and thinking, “Why is this perfectly functioning service still even a thing?” After many businesses and users adopted it like it was the second coming of the way-too-long hyperlink, Google’s now decided to yank the plug. Starting August 23, 2024, you’ll get a flashy “don’t say we didn’t warn you” pop-up, and by August 25, 2025, goo.gl links (unless made by Google itself) will vanish into the 404 abyss.

Translation: Thanks for trusting us—now pack up and find a new shortener.

Comment let me translate that for you... (Score 5, Insightful) 339

"The upstanding and honorable legal scholars, zealously pursuing justice, that worked to convict him, were some of the same excellent activist attorneys who were involved in the modern day investigation of into all of my admitted crimes, and i'm whining that they're holding those things against me," Trump said in his post online on Tuesday evening. "He was given two life sentences, plus 40 years. Only because he provided horribly addictive drugs to children, and other folks who desperately needed help!"

Comment Atari: Please make emulator that runs every cart! (Score 1) 54

A while back Atari released an iOS app "Atari: Greatest Hits" that was basically an emulator for a selection of both their console games and their upright cabinet games. I hope they now make one for all the intellivision games. personally i'd love to see them playable in my Quest and or Vision as well.

Comment what about my wallet? (Score 3, Insightful) 39

the one legit use case i can think of: i got one in my wallet.
someone steals it, i don't want it making noises or notifying them that i'm now tracking them (via my wallet) cuz i want it back!
also, my luggage, my car, other things that COULD GET STOLEN. i don't want THOSE items to notify.

but i guess you can't have it both ways, at least i can't think of a way that maintains the non-stalking mandate

Comment Re:Suprised (Score 1) 25

> Now there is no real reason to purchase the meta version of games

well, except for the part about "you don't need a separate computer", which is a pretty compelling reason. When I travel, i just want to pop on my headset, i don't want to have to bring a windows laptop with me. And honestly in general, I'd just rather not have to boot 2 devices to play a game. If it's available on either standalone or Steam, personally i'll always be getting the standalone version.

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