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[-] Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 33 points 3 weeks ago

Regarding the alt text, that’s called a bureaucrat

[-] towerful@programming.dev 49 points 3 weeks ago

If you think curiosity without rigor is bad, you should see rigor without curiosity

I hope I typed that right. I couldn't copy the alt text from the source on mobile.
And I was annoyed that XKCD alt text wasn't included with the post, so I thought I would include it to the best of my ability

[-] psud@aussie.zone 11 points 3 weeks ago

If you add "m." before XKCD like: https://m.xkcd.com/3101/ you can tap the image to display the alt text and then copy it

[-] four@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 weeks ago
[-] towerful@programming.dev 9 points 3 weeks ago

XKCD alt text is always worth!
And it's not always available (like, the well known ones being circulated around social media).

Props to the OP for linking to the image from XKCD (as opposed to rehosting it) and further props for linking the source!

Just missing the delicious alt text (at least for me using jerboa, Firefox and a pixel phone)

[-] jawa22@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah the alt text is always half the joke with XKCD.

[-] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 28 points 3 weeks ago

See, I thought that the most important thing was solutions of ethanol.

[-] Midnitte@beehaw.org 14 points 3 weeks ago

I guess you'd need some proof.

[-] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 7 points 3 weeks ago
[-] Midnitte@beehaw.org 6 points 3 weeks ago

Hm, that doesn't sound absolute

[-] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 4 points 3 weeks ago

It's not, but it has some flavor to it. But 100 is a bit much.

[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

I've never had solutions from ethanol, only problems

[-] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 3 points 3 weeks ago

It is the cause of, and solution to, all life's problems. :-)

[-] justme@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 3 weeks ago

As a scientist who has seen too much "that's what the Algorithmen spit out, let's publish it", I can truly feel the comic

[-] JATtho@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Oh, this is a good one.

[-] rob64@startrek.website 1 points 3 weeks ago
this post was submitted on 12 Jun 2025
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