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===Don't contact us=== | ===Don't contact us=== | ||
− | *At the same time the permalink appeared, there was also suddenly a new link on all other pages than the front page | + | *At the same time that the permalink appeared, there was also suddenly a new link on all other pages than the front page: |
− | **It is located right beneath ''help'' at the bottom of the list of problems written under ''our policy regarding your data'' right beneath Cueball at his desk to the left (see [[1506: xkcloud/Pictures of other pages#After 18:00 ET on April 1st|picture here]]). | + | **The link is written in a very weak gray font; it can even be hard to see on some screens. However, it can be found using a simple ctrl-f. |
− | **In some cases | + | ***It has possibly changed color since it first appeared, as it was fairly easy to see then. |
− | *The link text reads '''Don't contact us''' and links to [https://euphoria.io/ | + | ***This is certainly intentionally done so by Randall, as it is a reference to another comic (see below). |
− | * | + | **It is located right beneath ''help'' at the bottom of the list of problems written under ''our policy regarding your personal data'' right beneath Cueball at his desk to the left (see [[1506: xkcloud/Pictures of other pages#After 18:00 ET on April 1st|picture here]]). |
− | **Several xkcd users began posting | + | **In some cases tilting the screen will help to make it visible. |
− | **After picking a username, you can chat in real time with the other users. You can change your username by clicking on it near the bottom of the screen and entering a new one. | + | **If you cannot see it, you can still find it with the cursor, or you can also highlight the text below Cueball all the way down and copy-paste it into a text editor to see what it says. |
− | ''We are open for anyone to chat here. Hey you! Come right over and say hello to us! ~ | + | *The link text reads '''Don't contact us''' and links to a chatroom at [https://euphoria.io/ euphoria.io]. |
− | + | *Clicking the link opens the [https://euphoria.io/room/xkcd/ xkcd chatroom] at Euphoria. (See a [[1506: xkcloud/Pictures of other pages#xkcd chat forum|picture here]]). | |
+ | **Several xkcd users began posting there at around 18:00 {{w|Eastern Time Zone|Eastern time}} (Randall's timezone). | ||
+ | **After picking a username, you can chat in real time with the other users. | ||
+ | **When you return later, the site will remember your user name. | ||
+ | ***You can change your username by clicking on it near the bottom of the screen, and entering a new one. | ||
+ | ''We are open for anyone to chat here. Hey you! Come right over and say hello to us! ~[https://euphoria.io/room/xkcd euphoria.io/room/xkcd]'' | ||
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====Undocumented Feature==== | ====Undocumented Feature==== | ||
− | *This chat room is reminiscent | + | *This chat room is reminiscent to the one in comic [[1305: Undocumented Feature]]. |
− | *As mentioned above | + | *As mentioned above Randall has linked to a chat room, which is: |
+ | **Hard to access! You need to know that there is a hidden link on the pages you get to by pressing a red button in {{xkcd|1506}}. | ||
+ | **Only those who entered the page at the right time, would have a chance to learn about this themselves (else they have to come to a page like this). | ||
+ | **It is not easy to even find the "euphoria.io" homepage. | ||
**You do get to choose your username (this is not the case in Undocumented Feature), but you could change it. Or others could use the same. | **You do get to choose your username (this is not the case in Undocumented Feature), but you could change it. Or others could use the same. | ||
− | * | + | *At the moment it came out, many users began using the chatroom. |
*Maybe Randall timed these extra features for when people came back from work all over the US. | *Maybe Randall timed these extra features for when people came back from work all over the US. | ||
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*Sometime on April 2, Randall made an update to the names list. | *Sometime on April 2, Randall made an update to the names list. | ||
**That this happened could be seen since the names shown in permalinks did change. And since then they have stayed constant. | **That this happened could be seen since the names shown in permalinks did change. And since then they have stayed constant. | ||
− | **For instance, [http://xkcd.com/1506/#post/3c34fb48-1a07-51d2-a81d-5257a3681024 this permalink], to an atomic bomb explosion with the caption ''that's one nasty burn!'', had the name "Lauren Ibsen Dolores Amit" (a play on "{{w|Lorem ipsum|Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet}}"), but | + | **For instance, [http://xkcd.com/1506/#post/3c34fb48-1a07-51d2-a81d-5257a3681024 this permalink], to an atomic bomb explosion with the caption ''that's one nasty burn!'', had the name "Lauren Ibsen Dolores Amit" (a play on "{{w|Lorem ipsum|Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet}}"), but now displays the name "Virginia2006" next to a picture of a man with black hair. |
***(If this changes please make a note - then the names list have either been changed again, or the assumption that the names stay constant is wrong.) | ***(If this changes please make a note - then the names list have either been changed again, or the assumption that the names stay constant is wrong.) | ||
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**These two facts could go together since the way this comic had to be created (i.e. it is not a single picture), there may not have been any possibilities for making a title text | **These two facts could go together since the way this comic had to be created (i.e. it is not a single picture), there may not have been any possibilities for making a title text | ||
*Source code of elements in the drawing interactive contain the attribute "data-reactid", indicating it is written using the [http://facebook.github.io/react/ React JavaScript library,] developed to use with Facebook & Instagram. | *Source code of elements in the drawing interactive contain the attribute "data-reactid", indicating it is written using the [http://facebook.github.io/react/ React JavaScript library,] developed to use with Facebook & Instagram. | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:April fools' comics]] | [[Category:April fools' comics]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
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[[Category:Computers]] | [[Category:Computers]] | ||
[[Category:Portmanteau]] | [[Category:Portmanteau]] | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Elon Musk]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Elon Musk]] | ||
[[Category:Dynamic comics]] | [[Category:Dynamic comics]] | ||
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