Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 20th September 2010

Dilbert//7828, first published sixteen years ago on Monday 20th September 2010

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Official transcript

Alice says, "GAAA!!! II HURTS SO BAD!"

Alice says, "That artificial display of pain was a reminder that software is not created by magic."

The Boss says, "The Elves are getting uppity."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

GAAA!!!

IT HURTS SO BAD!

THAT ARTIFICIAL DISPLAY OF PAIN WAS A REMINDER THAT SOFTWARE IS NOT CREATED BY MAGIC.

THE ELVES ARE GETTING UPPITY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Software is Not Magic"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with dark hair, sitting at his desk in an office setting. His boss, a woman with curly brown hair, enters the room and exclaims, "GAAA!!! IT HURTS SO BAD!" Dilbert responds, "That artificial display of pain was a reminder that software is not created by magic." The boss then asks, "The elves are getting uppity." The strip humorously highlights the challenges of software development and the limitations of relying on magic solutions.

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