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There is a mathematical principle at work when you use one of several URL shortening services. It’s called “hashing.”

This blog post goes into depth about the process.

These are nice when you have complicated, long addresses to share. But what worries me is… what happens if the service goes south, and you’re stuck with a meaningless placeholder?

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