LISP is ugly - Lemmy

source https://rakhim.org/honestly-undefined/10/ [https://rakhim.org/honestly-undefined/10/]

Directly linking the file of an XKCD should be illegal

xkcd.com/297/

Lisp Cycles

xkcd
I’ll let Randall Munroe decide that himself, considering the fact that he peovides URLs for hotlinking below the comics

I don’t mean the act of embedding or direct linking in general, but in link aggregators these comics are well known for their alt text, which cannot be seen from the direct link.

I think a good practice might be embedding the comic directly in your comment along with a “source” link.

these comics are well known for their alt text

It’s title text, or in web comic circles, hover text. The linked comic’s alt is simply Lisp Cycles.

It’s actually this:

Lisp Cycles: I’ve just received word that the Emperor has dissolved the MIT computer science program permanently.