Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 7th March 1995

Dilbert//2152, first published 31 years ago on Tuesday 7th March 1995

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finish program fast train him prodcutive big glowing thing

Official transcript

Dilbert sits at his desk and turns around as the Boss enters. The Boss says, "We need to finish your program twice as fast, so I'm adding a person to help you."

The Boss says as he leaves Dilbert's cubicle, "You might need to train him a little before he's productive."

Dilbert waves his arms as he thinks, "Warning! Warning! Dr. Smith."

Dilbert sits at his desk with the new co-worker, a small man with big ears and a disheveled shirt collar. Pointing at the monitor, he asks Dilbert, "Tell me again what the big glowing thing is."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE NEED TO FINISH YOUR PROGRAM TWICE AS FAST, SO IM ADDING A PERSON TO HELP YOU.

YOU MIGHT NEED TO TRAIN HIM A LITTLE BEFORE HES PRODUCTIVE.

WARNING!

WARNING!

DR. SMITH TELL ME AGAIN WHAT THE BIG GLOWING THING IS.

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AI Analysis

Title: "The Big Glowing Thing"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 1995, features Dilbert and his coworkers in a humorous exchange. The scene unfolds as follows:

• A coworker approaches Dilbert with a request to finish their program twice as fast.
• Dilbert agrees, but warns that adding a person will not speed up the process.
• The coworker insists on training the new person anyway, despite Dilbert's warning.
• The coworker proudly declares that the new person is "the big glowing thing," which is likely a computer or other technology.
• The coworker is oblivious to the fact that the "big glowing thing" is simply a computer, not a person.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that adding more people to a project will necessarily make it more productive, and highlights the absurdity of the coworker's mistake.

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