Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 30th January 1995

Dilbert//2116, first published 31 years ago on Monday 30th January 1995

Tags

laptop in case anything lighter delete files technically

Official transcript

The Boss carries a laptop in a case. He says to Wally, "This laptop computer weighs too much. Do we have anything lighter?"

Wally asks, "Why don't you just delete files to lower the weight on that one?"

As he works on the laptop the Boss says, "That's a thought."

Wally says, "Technically, I only asked why not."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THIS LAPTOP COMPUTER WEIGHS TOO MUCH. DO WE HAVE ANYTHING LIGHTER?

WHY DON'T YOU JUST DELETE FILES TO LOWER THE WEIGHT ON THAT ONE?

THAT'S A THOUGHT.

TECHNICALLY, I ONLY ASKED WHY NOT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Weight of Deletion"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man, and his coworker, a bald man with a green tie.
• Dilbert asks the coworker why he doesn't delete files to lower the weight of the laptop.
• The coworker responds that it's a thought, but technically, he only asked why not.
• The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of trying to justify the weight of a laptop by deleting files.

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