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Comics,
it has been said,
are just words and pictures.
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But
most comics on the web are actually pictures of words and pictures.
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Which
is perfectly understandable.
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Most
creators prefer the freedom of drawing a panel to the rather clunky
process of assembling one in html.
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But
there are advantages
to working in the latter manner.
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Remember
yesterday?
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If
not, why not follow that hyperlink?
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Did
you spot what I did
just there? Subtle, wasn't it?
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Links
are a major feature of the World Wide Web, but few webcomics are
set up to take full advantage of them
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Since
my speech is a text element separate to my image,
it's an easy matter to drop in links as often as I want.
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It
also makes it much simpler for search engines like Google
to catalogue what I'm saying.
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Still
not convinced?
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Perhaps
I make more
sense in German?
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No?
How about Spanish?
French?
Italian?
Maybe Portuguese?
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Because
I'm talking in html, automated translation
services can easily handle the conversion of my speech.
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(How
accurately they translate it is another matter. Although
that should hopefully improve over time.)
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I
guess I've been
rambling a bit today.
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And,
to be honest, I've no
real punch line to all this.
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I
just felt that these were some points worth drawing your attention
to.
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Tomorrow:
Thermonuclear
Explosions and You.
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