636

Here kitty kitty(slrpnk.net)

posted
by
Avatar
MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net
in
Avatar
science_memes@mander.xyz
103 comments
hidereport
Sort:
HotTopControversialNewOld
You are viewing a single thread.
View all comments View context
Avatar
JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works
2 points

Hmm, I’ve never seen that unless it’s nsfw

permalink
report
parent
reply
Avatar
Septimaeus@infosec.pub
7 points

It’s old internet etiquette. I think the point is that hotlinking asks someone else to serve content without giving them traffic, if that makes sense.

permalink
report
parent
reply
Avatar
threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works
6 points

Does Randall putting “Image URL (for hotlinking/embedding)” directly below each comic on the xkcd site count as permission?

permalink
report
parent
reply
Avatar
Septimaeus@infosec.pub
3 points

lol I forgot he does that! And yes definitely.

permalink
report
parent
reply
Avatar
✺roguetrick✺@lemmy.world
4 points

It actually gets funnier than etiquette like the old poster mentioned. Some folks got pissed enough from people doing it that they would replace the images with goatse.

permalink
report
parent
reply

Science Memes

!science_memes@mander.xyz

Create post

Welcome to c/science_memes @ Mander.xyz!

A place for majestic STEMLORD peacocking, as well as memes about the realities of working in a lab.

Rules

  1. Don’t throw mud. Behave like an intellectual and remember the human.
  2. Keep it rooted (on topic).
  3. No spam.
  4. Infographics welcome, get schooled.

This is a science community. We use the Dawkins definition of meme.

Research Committee

Other Mander Communities

Science and Research

Biology and Life Sciences

Physical Sciences

Humanities and Social Sciences

Practical and Applied Sciences

Memes

Miscellaneous

Community stats

  • 12K

    Monthly active users

  • 3.6K

    Posts

  • 90K

    Comments

Community moderators