Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 14th December 2005

Dilbert//6087, first published 21 years ago on Wednesday 14th December 2005

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vp of enguneering saving money databases slices idea errors asok

Official transcript

V.P. of Engineering "Then I had the idea of saving money by combining our four databases."

"Excuse me. That was Alice's idea. You said it was impossible, so she did it on her own time."

"Carry on. I'll jump in if I notice any more errors."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

V.P. OF ENGINEERING THEN I HAD THE IDEA OF SAVING MONEY BY COMBINING OUR FOUR DATABASES.

EXCUSE ME. THAT WAS ALICE'S IDEA.

YOU SAID IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE, SO SHE DID IT ON HER OWN TIME.

CARRY ON. I'LL JUMP IN IF I NOTICE ANY MORE ERRORS

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Saving Money by Combining Databases"

Summary:

The comic strip features V.P. of Engineering discussing the idea of combining four databases to save money. However, Alice, the engineer, points out that this approach is impossible, as it would create errors. The V.P. is undeterred, insisting that he can jump in and fix any errors that arise. The comic strip pokes fun at the V.P.'s lack of understanding of engineering principles and his willingness to ignore potential problems.

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