Talk:3227: Creation

did anyone else wait for the screensaver to hit the corner? 216.25.182.141 20:13, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

I can't work out what Modem mode is meant to do... on my machine it just freezes the whole page. 78.213.151.110 20:22, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

It plays the sound of an old-style phone modem, and scrolls the comic into view slowly. It's supposed to represent the early days when downloading an image would take a long time. Barmar (talk) 20:31, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

can confirm on android firefox it seems to render the page unresponsive to input - Vaedez (talk) 21:18, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Same here on Desktop Firefox - under "Modem mode", the whole page freezes up and the browser prompts me to close it ("this page is slowing down Firefox", or words to that effect). I wonder if it's a Firefox thing - odd if so, because I imagine Randall of all people would test on browsers other than Chrom* - or some weird side-effect of my ad/popup/script/cookie-blockers. A shame because all the other modes seem to work - "Greyscale mode" is far too subtle, and I'm ashamed to admit I missed the change from "math" to "maths"! - but this is a great April Fools' comic. 50.45.232.78 22:56, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

I clicked darker mode and my screen is black and I cant undo it help

I assume you mean Darkest Mode, since there's no darker mode. The screen turns black but if you look carefully you can still see the grey of the menu and you can click on it. Also, the menu border continues to appear after you select the choice (at least it does on my Mac). P.S. Don't forget to sign your comment with 4 ~ characters. Barmar (talk) 20:31, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Modem mode doesn’t work for me what does it do 2A06:5906:1412:4100:352D:1A2:184:5F3 20:29, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Modem mode makes the comic slowly print from above 216.25.182.141 20:34, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

I see the mobile site m.xkcd.com was left out on this change😔 104.28.215.219 20:37, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

I read “Modern mode” instead of Modem mode and I spent a while making wild theories about what it could be referencing. But I’m also quite sleepy. 146.70.116.107 20:51, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

I deminified the code if anyone wants it. There are no hidden options or anything like right-click has, but it would be extremely easy to add modes to it. 2601:441:4B7E:7660:0:0:0:AC72 20:59, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

"Modem mode" works for me in Chromium, but not Firefox. Robobun (talk) 21:06, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

For me it's just slow on Firefox. It takes about 5 seconds to clear the comic and start scrolling it back in, and the static doesn't start until it's almost all showing. Barmar (talk) 21:11, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

applies across the whole website? i forsee a preservation effort in the near future to capture What This Was Like, when randall inevitably removes the menu and all its modes--there's no chance this is staying, is there? - Vaedez (talk) 21:24, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

It applies to older comics, but not other parts of the site. I'm also wondering if this might be just for April Fool's Day. Barmar (talk) 21:27, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

I know it's april the 1st, but could we keep the modes? Stainglass is fun when the background doesn't turn maroon (and makes the text hard to read). I also checked other pages of xkcd, the modes are on on the other comics.

Of course it's the April Fools'/Fools' comic. Nice to see it being on time, this year, and I too wonder how long it'll stay. Might it permanently stay on this comic page, perhaps even stay if you jump off of it, but comic 3228 (or the 'default' latest-comic page) will probably be back to normal on Friday. 81.179.199.253 22:14, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Finally we have the Boat Mode from the footer! B for brain (talk) (youtube channel wobsite (supposed to be a blag)) 21:33, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Attention admins I think there's an "oops" in this line:

To experience the interactivity, visit the {{xkcd|{comicNum}|original comic}}!

64.201.132.210 21:43, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Has the full footer always been there? "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." --Chance2travel (talk) 22:30, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Yes, always has been. Learn more at the page for Footnote. 104.28.215.219 23:17, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

I think the Dorian Greyscale Mode takes 5 minutes to complete. I see this in the Javascript: body.mode-dorian-greyscale {\n transition: filter 300s ease-out; Pgn674 (talk) 22:36, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Dorian Greyscale Mode seems like it ought to use only the white keys on a standard piano, and go DEGFCDBA, with adjacent notes differing in a single bit position. 2A02:8084:2862:4F80:65B7:327D:E614:342F 22:56, 1 April 2026 (UTC)