Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 24th April 2005
Dilbert//5853, first published 21 years ago on Sunday 24th April 2005
Tags
emailed file accomplishments entire month open the file down load browser upgrade broswer operating system upagrde software hard disk view of file engineering
Official transcript
"My accomplishement this month was opening a file that someone e-mailed."
"That took an entire month?"
"It wasn't that easy. I didn't have the right software to open the file."
"I tried to download the viewer from the Internet but the Web site didn't support my browser."
"And I couldn't upgrade my browser until I updated my operating system!"
"That required me to upgrade all of my software, too."
"My hard disk got maxed out, so I had to upgrade my computer and transfer all of the files."
"So, then you got to view the file?"
"Yeah...It was a funny one about a cat."
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
MY ACCOMPLISHMENT THIS MONTH WAS OPENING A FILE THAT SOMEONE EMAILED.
THAT TOOK AN ENTIRE MONTH?
IT WASN'T THAT EASY. I DIDN'T HAVE THE RIGHT SOFTWARE TO OPEN THE FILE.
I TRIED TO DOWNLOAD THE VIEWER FROM THE INTERNET BUT THE WEB SITE DIDN T SUPPORT MY BROLKER. / AND I COULDN'T UPGRADE MY BROWSER UNTIL I UPGRADED MY OPERATING SYSTEM!
THAT REQUIRED ME TO UPGRADE ALL OF MY APPLICATIONS SOFTWARE, TOO.
MY HARD DISK GOT MAXED OUT, SO I HAD TO UPGRADE MY COMPUTER AND TRANSFER ALL OF THE FILES.
SO, THEN YOU GOT TO VIEW THE FILE?
YEAH...
IT WAS A FUNNY ONE ABOUT A CAT.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Comic Strip Title: "Upgrading Hell"
Summary:
The comic strip, originally published in 2005, features Dilbert and his coworkers discussing the challenges of upgrading their software and computer systems. The conversation begins with Dilbert's accomplishment of opening an e-mailed file that someone else had e-mailed, but he couldn't upgrade his browser until he upgraded his operating system. His hard disk got maxed out, so he had to upgrade his computer and transfer all of the files.
The conversation continues with Dilbert's coworkers sharing their own experiences with upgrading, including trying to download a viewer from the internet but the web site didn't support their browser. One coworker even compares the process to a cat, saying it was a funny one about a cat.
Overall, the comic strip humorously highlights the frustrations and difficulties of keeping up with technological advancements and the never-ending cycle of upgrades and updates.
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