Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 6th September 2001

Dilbert//4527, first published 25 years ago on Thursday 6th September 2001

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broken keyboard five asterisks passwords types asterrisk tech support

Official transcript

The Boss is sitting at his computer. He says into the telephone, "My keyboard is broken. It only types asterisks for passwords."

Headline: Dogbert's Tech Support. On the other end of the line, Dogbert replies, "Try changing your password to five asterisks."

The Boss says to himself, "I hope I can remember it."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MY KEYBOARD IS BROKEN. IT ONLY TYPES ASTERISKS FOR PASSWORDS.

DOGBERT'S TECH SUPPORT TRY CHANGING YOUR PASSWORD TO FIVE ASTERISKS.

I HOPE I CAN REMEMBER IT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Password Puzzles"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man sitting at his desk, struggling with a password problem.
• His keyboard is broken, and the only type of asterisks it accepts are for passwords.
• He attempts to change his password to five asterisks, but the computer rejects it, stating that it must be at least eight characters long.
• Dilbert's frustration grows as he tries to remember his password, which is represented by a series of asterisks.
• The comic strip humorously highlights the challenges of creating and remembering complex passwords.

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