[msbarnett]

> How does it matter how its done as long as it works

Executing unknown scripts hiding behind obfuscated URLs is generally not considered a good idea.

Given that this is a very non-standard and decidedly odd way of distributing a TextMate plug-in, a large degree of skepticism is warranted.

[kennywinker]

I also was skeptical. A quick read of the contents of the shortened urls reveals nothing nefarious, however.

[PCheese]

Did you read the contents in your standard web browser, like I did? What if it sent back a different set of commands if the user agent matched that of cURL?

[quanticle]

Well, you're still free to curl the contents of the URL into a standard text file, and view it with the text editor of your choice (maybe even TextMate!).

[gr3g]

Updated the blog post