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tkgally • 10/12/2024 • 2 replies • view on HN

From 1999, according to the page footer:

> © 1999 url shorteners are so yesterday try this amazing super long url expander . All rights reserved.

I tried to confirm that, but the Internet Archive and Wayback Machine are still down.

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oefrha • 10/12/2024

It's a Show HN. People typically don't post Show HNs for what they made 25 years ago.

  > whois urlshortenersaresoyesterdaytrythisamazingsuperlongurlexpander.site
  ...
  Domain Name: URLSHORTENERSARESOYESTERDAYTRYTHISAMAZINGSUPERLONGURLEXPANDER.SITE
  Registry Domain ID: D492058866-CNIC
  Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.hostinger.com
  Registrar URL: https://www.hostinger.com/
  Updated Date: 2024-10-08T18:01:33.0Z
  Creation Date: 2024-10-08T18:01:29.0Z
  Registry Expiry Date: 2025-10-08T23:59:59.0Z
  ...
so no, it can't be more than four days old.
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arendtio • 10/12/2024

The same here. If you ask me, the first appeared a few years later, but human memories are erroneous.