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  • E [email protected]

    So annoying to always have to find out how far you can trim a URL before it breaks.

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    #124

    Might be able to use a Redirect Checker, like:

    Redirect-Checker.org

    or

    WhereGoes.com

    Wonder if this helps with TikTok who has these custom URLs that don’t have parameters, just creepy personalized ones

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    • missinginteger@lemmy.zipM [email protected]

      Add this URL Shortener filterlist to uBlock Origin.
      This removes the fast majority of these query parameters.

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      I honestly couldn't determine if it was a typo or not, but it's not "fast" but "vast majority."

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        I honestly couldn't determine if it was a typo or not, but it's not "fast" but "vast majority."

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        my brain autocorrected it to "vast," but I like "fast majority" as a phrase

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        • missinginteger@lemmy.zipM [email protected]

          Add this URL Shortener filterlist to uBlock Origin.
          This removes the fast majority of these query parameters.

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          Can I ask how do use this? Do I just copy/paste this into the "my filters" tab in uBlock? ;

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            Can I ask how do use this? Do I just copy/paste this into the "my filters" tab in uBlock? ;

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            Go to the "Filter lists" tab in the dashboard. At the bottom of the list click "Import" and paste the URL ( https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DandelionSprout/adfilt/master/LegitimateURLShortener.txt ) in the box. Then click "Apply Changes" to save it.

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              I've been using URL Check on Android to clean links of crap like this.

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                "everything after the ? Symbol can be removed without issue" is a bold statement to make. Reminds me when the TV news had a specialist telling people to look at urls before clicking and check if it ends with ".php" as that would mean it is a virus.

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                • R [email protected]

                  I've been using URL Check on Android to clean links of crap like this.

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                  There's also Léon the URL Cleaner.

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                  • H [email protected]

                    "everything after the ? Symbol can be removed without issue" is a bold statement to make. Reminds me when the TV news had a specialist telling people to look at urls before clicking and check if it ends with ".php" as that would mean it is a virus.

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                    Difference being that the ? in URLs separates the resource from additional information

                    So unless some website decides to identify the resource in those query field (for example search results pages in a web search), you are generally safe

                    In any case, messaging apps will try to navigate to the site to create a caption for your message, and that can be a way to check if it works or not

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                    • fundmecfs@quokk.auF [email protected]
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                      Don't some browsers do this automatically?

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                        Only on "I have really bad SEO" kinds of blogs. Query strings have been considered a negative thing for many many years.

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                        Youtube has the video ID as a query parameter, to use the most obvious example...

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                          This tip really doesn't let me down, turns around and desert me

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                          • E [email protected]

                            Saying "be the change you want to see" doesn't resolve any of the raised concerns.

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                            You don't think the link I give helps potential viewers by showing there is content out there?

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                              Call me back when the experience as a content creator is not a nightmare, the experience as a user browsing for content is not a nightmare, when it can handle the load of an even moderately popular video.

                              The issue with streaming video online is not a technical one; making a "clone" of youtube, anyone can do so (and indeed, peertube exists). The issue with streaming video online is that if it gets traction, you need a lot of bandwidth and processing power to make it available when it needs to be available. One-two instances and "hopping P2P picks up" does not cut it.

                              And, as usual when anyone says anything bad about peertube: the idea is great, but almost by construction it lacks what's needed to be a valid replacement for centralized, yet HUGE existing platforms: traction, and a truckload of CDN-like instances that can handle the load. If someone putting highly anticipated content online could just "put" their video somewhere and send a link so people can watch it, immediately, and without issue, some would likely do so. Unfortunately, we're very far from that yet.

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                              I did some live streams in the past. I share the link to my instance below. I can't speak for large audiences.

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                              • H [email protected]

                                "everything after the ? Symbol can be removed without issue" is a bold statement to make. Reminds me when the TV news had a specialist telling people to look at urls before clicking and check if it ends with ".php" as that would mean it is a virus.

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                                Youtube.com/watch?v=[Video ID]

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                                • U [email protected]

                                  You don't think the link I give helps potential viewers by showing there is content out there?

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                                  Well no because pretty much all of the content on there is provided by you. Don't get me wrong there's nothing wrong with it, but it's not exactly a vibrant community it's basically you uploading content and that is it.

                                  If this service is supposed to replace YouTube it needs lots of content.

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                                  • E [email protected]

                                    Well no because pretty much all of the content on there is provided by you. Don't get me wrong there's nothing wrong with it, but it's not exactly a vibrant community it's basically you uploading content and that is it.

                                    If this service is supposed to replace YouTube it needs lots of content.

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                                    It's not a "community" it's a video server. I'm sharing video content I made.

                                    I could open up the federation aspect and letting you and others comment, helping it to scale, but for now I chose not to.

                                    There are PeerTube instances doing that though, i.e. federating, allowing comments from the instance, other instances, also content that is paid for. My instance though again is not like that.

                                    I find it surprising that someone on Lemmy makes assumption about centralization and consequently homogenization. My instance does NOT try to reproduce YouTube yet I believe, I hope at least, does provide again potential "content" to viewers. It's never going to be YouTube but for me that's OK, in fact I would argue, that's better.

                                    Edit: initial comment made no reference to a "community" FWIW.

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                                    • daggermoon@lemmy.worldD [email protected]

                                      Don't some browsers do this automatically?

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                                      I would assume there's an extendion/add-on for than already

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                                        No no no no, keep em up, I can hack them and decrypt and do nasty things with that silly part of code link, to learn so much about our lovely friendship. And I promise I would never use that to harm You, really! hahahahahahahahaa

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                                        • yoriaiko@lemmy.blahaj.zoneY [email protected]

                                          No no no no, keep em up, I can hack them and decrypt and do nasty things with that silly part of code link, to learn so much about our lovely friendship. And I promise I would never use that to harm You, really! hahahahahahahahaa

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                                          Oh source from newsletters? emails? oh that means You actively are using email adres, do any big spam company want validated email adres they can spam on? yeah, sure, 0.30€ each! (afaik, black market value is 100-600€ per 1000 valid addresses, just searched)

                                          Tbh, unsure if si=Aa1Uc_fRHXC0ay85 or similars can be decrypted, or are just individual, one time identificators, never tried, but bet some do know how to pull value out of them.

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