Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 21st December 1996

Dilbert//2807, first published thirty years ago on Saturday 21st December 1996

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ntern elbonian data base installing bad movies password

Official transcript

Ratbert sits at a desk. Asok stands behind him and asks, "I am only an intern, but may I make a suggestion?"

Asok says, "The Elbonian database system you're installing for our company will never work . . . Unless I rewrite the entire thing with just six keystrokes . . . Done."

Ratbert says, "I thought this was only possible in bad movies."

Asok says, "Hey, let's hack into NATO's system. I can guess their password in three tries."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I AM ONLY AN INTERN, BUT MAY I MAKE A SUGGESTION?

THE ELBONIAN DATABASE SYSTEM YOU'RE INSTALLING FOR OUR COMPANY WILL NEVER WORK...

UNLESS I REWRITE THE ENTIRE THING WITH JUST SIX KEYSTROKES DONE I THOUGHT THIS WAS ONLY POSSIBLE IN BAD MOVIES.

HEY, LET'S HACK INTO NATO'S SYSTEM.

I CAN GUESS THEIR PASSWORD IN THREE TRIES.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Elbonian Database System"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, an intern, attempting to install the Elbonian Database System for his company. However, he encounters a challenge when he is asked to rewrite the entire system with just six keystrokes. The conversation with his boss reveals that the system is only possible in bad movies, and the password is a combination of three tries. The punchline is that the password is "NATO", which is a reference to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a military alliance. The humor lies in the absurdity of using a military alliance as a password, implying that it is a ridiculous and unrealistic solution.

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