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[-] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 140 points 6 days ago
[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 66 points 6 days ago

This comment perplexes me. A direct link to the image? Why not either embed that link so the image appears here on Lemmy without clicking a link, or link to the comic page which has both the comic and the title text?

[-] QuadratureSurfer@lemmy.world 42 points 6 days ago

Then there's also the download then upload into the comment approach:

[-] who@feddit.org 18 points 6 days ago

Neither of those is a good approach, because part of every xkcd comic is the hover text.

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 39 points 6 days ago

part of every xkcd comic is the hover text.

Yes…that would be why you would link directly to the comic…?

[-] who@feddit.org 8 points 6 days ago

I was referring to the image-only link and the embed that you suggested. Sorry if that wasn't clear.

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 15 points 6 days ago

Of course, with an embedded direct link, you could put the title text in as alt text:

Her daughter is named Help I'm trapped in a driver's license factory.

Unfortunately that won't always show up in the same way title text does.

[-] tomenzgg@midwest.social 2 points 5 days ago

Not to mention circumvents the purpose of alt. text letting those unable to see to know what's going on in the image.

[-] RedSnt@feddit.dk 47 points 6 days ago
[-] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 25 points 6 days ago

Ok, why does it seem like I first read a few months ago... Went it came out.

Have I been reading XKCD for 20 years... FFS

[-] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 3 points 5 days ago

Congratulations, you’re one of today’s lucky “feels like I’m 10,000.”

[-] deltapi@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

See, this is homage/parody.

[-] elvith@feddit.org 8 points 6 days ago

I’m in this reply and I feel old as fuck now

[-] EvilHankVenture@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago
[-] UnrepententProcrastinator@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

What are you talking about it was a crazy cool webcomic. Such a cool moment as everyone was scratching their head trying to figure out Randall's genius.

[-] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 4 points 5 days ago

That means Bobby Tables is old enough to be Billy's father.

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