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Old xkcd, I can't see it ever not being relevant (xkcd.com)
submitted 8 months ago by smeg@feddit.uk to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
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[–] GravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml -2 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Why linking to a page that contains an image instead of posting the image with the source?

[–] mox@lemmy.sdf.org 52 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Linking an xkcd image directly would strip out the hover text, which is part of the comic.

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[–] someguy3@lemmy.ca 7 points 8 months ago (3 children)

How do you get the hover text on mobile?

[–] mox@lemmy.sdf.org 18 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Some browsers show it when you long press the image. For the others, you can edit the URL to m.xkcd.com

[–] Late2TheParty@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

If you long press on the image, the hover over text will appear.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.ca 4 points 8 months ago (3 children)

It cuts off

"Learning arcane bullshit from the 80s can break your computer, but if you're willing to wade through..."

[–] Aatube@kbin.social 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Maybe try tapping on the text?

[–] someguy3@lemmy.ca 5 points 8 months ago

That works!

[–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I almost got it by switching to landscape, but still not quite.

[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 4 points 8 months ago

You can tap on the text to have it expand.

[–] Zoop@beehaw.org 7 points 8 months ago

Here's the hover text for this one:

Learning arcane bullshit from the 80s can break your computer, but if you're willing to wade through arcane bullshit from programmers in the 90s and 2000s, you can break everyone else's computers, too.

[–] toototabon@lemmy.ml 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

is this common for xkcd? because then I've been missing a whole layer of all the comics I've stumbled upon.

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 10 points 8 months ago

Oh boy, every xkcd (maybe except the first hundred?) has alt-text, time for you to read them all again!

[–] Celestus@lemm.ee 10 points 8 months ago

Linking to the page is the best way to share an xkcd

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

My lemmy client shows the full image anyway ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–] Discover5164@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

which one do you use?

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 2 points 8 months ago

Summit, it's pretty good