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[–] Vilian@lemmy.ca 77 points 1 year ago

xkcd.com is best viewed with Netscape Navigator 4.0 or below on a Pentium 3±1 emulated in Javascript on an Apple IIGS at a screen resolution of 1024x1. Please enable your ad blockers, disable high-heat drying, and remove your device from Airplane Mode and set it to Boat Mode. For security reasons, please leave caps lock on while browsing.

bruh, lmao!

[–] grue@lemmy.world 66 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm so happy to find out that Randall Munroe is one of us.

[–] crispy_kilt@feddit.de 38 points 1 year ago

Anyone with a brain is

[–] Kyoyeou@slrpnk.net 37 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Netherlands!

Netherlands!

Netherlands!

Netherlands!

[–] Toldry@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago

Did I just get spikepilled?

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 19 points 1 year ago (3 children)

How do you view the alttext on mobile?

[–] thehatfox@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

XKCD has a mobile website, just change the URL to m.xkcd.com and it shows the alt text at the bottom

Here's a mobile link for the comic.

[–] 18107@aussie.zone 18 points 1 year ago

Looks like I'm one of today's lucky 10,000

[–] AceBonobo@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

On Firefox, long press the image. If the alt text is long then you also have to press the text to expand it.

[–] SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 year ago

Most mobile browsers show alt text when you long press the image, sometimes you have to tap on the alt text if it's longer than a few words (same as mentioned by the Firefox comment)

Also, in sync for lemmy the xkcd comics load as an image but the overflow menu contains extra details including alt text.

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 year ago

Based Randall

[–] Pxtl@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

He wants the harpoon from snow crash.

I want the stickers.

And the shockwave projector.

[–] pandarang@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

... and the dentata.

[–] 018118055@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

Can I mount Reason on my bike

[–] Krtek@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

Ayy I had a flat tire yesterday and I approve

[–] Arcania85@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
[–] Cataphract@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think people are just confused on how that would actually work, it's like boomers staring at a roundabout thinking it's making traffic worse. People are so used to congested streets with cars that looking at the example probably gives them anxiety thinking about navigating it.

[–] cerement@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 year ago

saw a comment a couple days ago – “You are not stuck in traffic. You ARE traffic.”

[–] sentinelthesalty@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

No, spikes aren't permanent enough, drivers can just move them tot he side or cover them to pass over them. We should plant Czech Hedgehogs and Dragon's teeth on out roads!

[–] Shmandom 1 points 1 year ago

Already got a Onewheel, I just need a 'pon now... 😁