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[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 80 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

If you just link directly to XKCD it does embed properly (for posts). I just tested.

https://xkcd.com/1852/

[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Not embedded (using Jerboa).

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago

It embeds in posts, not in my comment.

[–] Redjard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 10 months ago

They mean posting the link instead of uploading a copy of the image.
It's not about the comment.

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 4 points 10 months ago

Fwiw the image automatically shows up for me in PieFed.

[–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 32 points 10 months ago

🏎️nnnneeeeeoooooommm 👈the joke

🤓 👈me referencing a different example of the Doppler effect.

[–] fuzzy_feeling@programming.dev 32 points 10 months ago (1 children)

the doppler is strong with this one...

[–] Dagnet@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Also called redshift in this specific context

[–] boonhet@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

Or blueshift for the other half

[–] tkw8@lemm.ee 26 points 10 months ago

I’ve watched enough NOVA specials to understand this meme

[–] InverseParallax@lemmy.world 20 points 10 months ago

This is partisan hackery of the worst kind!

Clearly we are in orbit of a Kerr black hole, whose axial rotation is causing the light to shift according to frame dragging!

Leave it to the blues to assume everyone is moving towards them!!!

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 13 points 10 months ago
[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)
[–] aramis87@fedia.io 6 points 10 months ago

One of the things I loved in NuWho were the red and blue shifts in the opening credits.

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

If you get some telescope time, i bet you'll be able to see the precincts are growing too!

[–] Hirom@beehaw.org 3 points 10 months ago

Given the color it's moving mostly backward