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[[File:xkcd_bottom.png|thumb|right|250px|The bottom segment on [[xkcd|xkcd.com]]]]{{TOC}}The '''footnote''' on [[xkcd]] is displayed beneath [[Randall]]'s list of "Comics I Enjoy". It's written in a very tiny font, which makes it very hard to read without zooming in. There have been two major footnotes displayed over the course of the site's history, with a gap of 22 days without any footnotes after the removal of the original footnote. | [[File:xkcd_bottom.png|thumb|right|250px|The bottom segment on [[xkcd|xkcd.com]]]]{{TOC}}The '''footnote''' on [[xkcd]] is displayed beneath [[Randall]]'s list of "Comics I Enjoy". It's written in a very tiny font, which makes it very hard to read without zooming in. There have been two major footnotes displayed over the course of the site's history, with a gap of 22 days without any footnotes after the removal of the original footnote. | ||
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==3. Bitcoin addresses== | ==3. Bitcoin addresses== | ||
− | Randall added a {{w|Bitcoin}} address (a string of alphanumeric characters) to the original footnote between [https://web.archive.org/web/20130218163441/http://xkcd.com/ February 18th, 2013] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20130224073827/http://xkcd.com/ February 24, 2013] and changed it many times over time. Randall also had a page at [https://xkcd.com/bitcoin xkcd.com/bitcoin], which listed other Bitcoin addresses. The following footnote uses the first address, but you can view a list of all addresses [[ | + | Randall added a {{w|Bitcoin}} address (a string of alphanumeric characters) to the original footnote between [https://web.archive.org/web/20130218163441/http://xkcd.com/ February 18th, 2013] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20130224073827/http://xkcd.com/ February 24, 2013] and changed it many times over time. Randall also had a page at [https://xkcd.com/bitcoin xkcd.com/bitcoin], which listed other Bitcoin addresses. The following footnote uses the first address, but you can view a list of all addresses [[bitcoin address|here]]. |
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==4. Footnote removed== | ==4. Footnote removed== | ||
− | The old footnote was removed entirely, along with the [[ | + | The old footnote was removed entirely, along with the [[warning]] above it, on [https://web.archive.org/web/20160912204204/http://xkcd.com/ September 12th, 2016], when [[1732: Earth Temperature Timeline]] was the frontpage comic. They were probably removed to not scare potential new fans away, given the [[1732#Popularity_of_comic|popularity of the comic]]. For 22 days, from September 12th, 2016 until [https://web.archive.org/web/20161004055648/http://xkcd.com/ October 4th, 2016], there was no footnote on [https://xkcd.com xkcd.com]. |
==5. Current footnote== | ==5. Current footnote== | ||
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|and remove your device from Airplane Mode and set it to Boat Mode. | |and remove your device from Airplane Mode and set it to Boat Mode. | ||
− | |Many portable devices, especially cell phones and tablets, have an "Airplane Mode," which disables all radio-frequency transmissions (wifi, mobile/cellphone connectivity, etc) to avoid potential interference with an aircraft's own electronics while flying | + | |Many portable devices, especially cell phones and tablets, have an "Airplane Mode," which disables all radio-frequency transmissions (wifi, mobile/cellphone connectivity, etc) to avoid potential interference with an aircraft's own electronics while flying. "Boat Mode" is fictional. |
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