Oddly, copy/pasting the link into the address bar and manually adding a plus to the end of the URL seems to take far more effort then just clicking on the link. If only there were a usability trick to actually see the link directly in the post somehow...
I use Long URL Please (http://www.longurlplease.com/), and most of the time don't even realize something was posted as a bit.ly or some other shortened URL until I look carefully. It replaces shortened URLs from most services with the actual URLs that they lead to.
Thanks for the heads up about this, just 'installed' the bookmarklet. Seems to work well.
Personally, I prefer the shorter links. Since HN makes you put the full link text, it ends up really cluttering up comments.
Also, I'm surprised by your passive-aggressiveness. I almost made a comment about how you must be new here, but you've been here longer than me!