Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 5th March 2006

Dilbert//6168, first published twenty years ago on Sunday 5th March 2006

Tags

hard drive too much smut film clips poor lighting move to external server disabled firewall

Official transcript

"Alice, my laptop is slowing down. Can you take a look at it?"

"Here's the problem. There's too much smut on your hard drive."

"I recommend deleting the film clips that have poor lighting."

"And here's a whole category that you haven't looked at in weeks."

"I'll move those to an external drive in case you need 'em later."

"Wally has all this stuff on the server. You don't need it on your laptop."

"What the...? You pinhead! You disabled your firewall!"

"If you work here long enough, your outrage ends up in all of the wrong places."

"Who moved my stapler?!!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ALICE, MY LAPTOP IS SLOWING DOWN.

CAN YOU TAKE A LOOK AT IT?

HERE'S THE PROBLEM.

THERE'S TOO MUCH SMUT ON YOUR HARD DRIVE.

I RECOMMEND DELETING THE FILM CLIPS THAT HAVE POOR LIGHTING.

AND HERE'S A WHOLE CATEGORY THAT YOU HAVEN'T LOOKED AT IN WEEKS.

I'LL MOVE THOSE TO AN EXTERNAL DRIVE IN CASE YOU NEED 'EM LATER.

WALLY HAS ALL OF THIS STUFF ON THE SERVER. YOU DON'T NEED IT ON YOUR LAPTOP.

WHAT THE...?

YOU PINHEAD! YOU DISABLED YOUR FIREWALL!

IF YOU WORK HERE LONG ENOUGH, YOUR OUTRAGE ENDS UP IN ALL OF THE WRONG PLACES.

WHO MOVED MY STAPLER?!!

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The IT Nightmare"

Summary:

This comic strip, originally published in 2006, revolves around the frustrations of IT personnel. The story begins with Alice, a frazzled employee, approaching her IT representative, Wally, with a laptop issue. Wally's response is less than helpful, and the conversation quickly devolves into a series of absurd and humorous exchanges.

Key Points:

• Alice's laptop is malfunctioning, prompting her to seek Wally's assistance.
• Wally's initial advice is to delete unnecessary files, but Alice is unsure about what constitutes "poor lighting."
• The conversation takes a turn for the worse as Wally becomes increasingly defensive and dismissive.
• Alice's frustration boils over, leading to a dramatic confrontation between the two characters.
• The comic strip ends with Alice storming out of the office, leaving Wally to ponder the meaning of his actions.

Themes:

• The comic strip explores the theme of IT personnel being out of touch with the needs of their users.
• It also highlights the challenges of communicating technical information to non-technical individuals.
• The strip pokes fun at the stereotype of IT professionals being aloof and unhelpful.

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