In article 2016080416315923810-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom,
Savageduck wrote:

I haven't been following this thread, but Tim Grey just wrote on the
subject of hummingbirds and VR:

http://asktimgrey.com/

It's the August 4 "Stabilizing with Fast Shutter" issue in case a
later date opens at that link.

use the actual link rather than inconvenience the user.
http://asktimgrey.com/2016/08/04/stabilization-with-fast-shutter/

What is the virtue of the longer URL?

it's a direct link to the article.

They both get to the same place.

no they don't.

They did on this Mac.

no they didn't.

one's the entire site and the other is just the one article.

today, it happens that the most recent article is the stabilization
article, but if you scroll to the bottom on each link, you'll see older
articles with the first link but not with the second.

as he updates the site with new articles, what you see with the first
link will change, while the second one will always be the stabilization
article.