Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 1st October 2000

Dilbert//4187, first published 26 years ago on Sunday 1st October 2000

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vital records protection plan extensive interviews key stakeholders digitized records encryotion natural magnets project team status report liars

Official transcript

The boss, Wally, Alice and Dilbert are at a conference table. The boss says, "Wally, what's the status of our vital records protection plan?"` Wally thinks, "Think fast."

Wally says, "I..uh...did extensive interviews with key stakeholders."

Wally continues, "Then I..uh...formed a plan.."

Wally says, "Now all the records are digitized and stored with 512 bit encryption..."

Wally continues, "..At the center of the earth..on natural magnets."

The boss says, "I meant you should read the project team's status report."

Wally, reading, says, "They claim to have a plan. Liars."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WALLY, WHAT'S THE STATUS OF OUR VITAL RECORDS PROTECTION PLAN?

THINK FAST.

I...UH...DID EXTENSIVE INTERVIEWS WITH KEY STAKFHOI DERS.

THEN I...

UH... FORMED A PLAN..

NOW ALL THE RECORDS ARE DIGITIZED AND STORED WITH 512 BIT ENCRYPTION ..AT THE CENTER OF THE EARTH.

ON NATURAL MAGNETS.

I MEANT YOU SHOULD READ THE PROJECT TEAM'S STATUS REPORT.

THEY CLAIM TO HAVE A PLAN.

LIARS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Status of Our Vital Records Protection Plan"

Summary:

The comic strip, titled "The Status of Our Vital Records Protection Plan," revolves around a meeting where Dilbert and his coworkers discuss the status of their records protection plan. The conversation begins with Wally inquiring about the plan's status, prompting the boss to reveal that they have stored all records with 512-bit encryption at the center of the Earth on natural magnets. However, the boss is then confronted by a woman who claims to have a plan, only to be met with skepticism from the group.

Key Points:

• The comic strip humorously highlights the importance of having a reliable records protection plan in place.
• The use of 512-bit encryption and storing records at the center of the Earth on natural magnets is an exaggerated and unrealistic solution.
• The boss's claim to have a plan is met with skepticism, emphasizing the need for a credible and effective plan.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of relying on unproven or unconventional methods for protecting vital records.

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