Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 5th June 2011

Dilbert//8086, first published fifteen years ago on Sunday 5th June 2011

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absent mindedness annoyance status upadte multitask one task doubling rate of failure useless blob of carbon

Official transcript

Alice: Seriously? You're going to do email while I give my status update? Boss: Don't worry. I can multitask. Alice: Multitask? you can barely do one task properly. All you're doing is doubling your rate of failure. Congratulations on becoming the most useless blob of carbon in the universe. Boss: What? Sorry. I missed that. Alice: I said my project is on schedule. Boss: Okay. Great. Alice: This totally works for me.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

SERIOUSLY? YOURE WHILE I GIVE MY STATUS UPDATE?

DON'T WORRY. I CAN MULTITASK.

MULTITASK?

YOU CAN BARELY DO ONE TASK PROPERLY.

ALL YOU'RE DOING IS DOUBLING YOUR RATE OF FAILURE.

CONGRATULATIONS ON BECOMING THE MOST USELESS BLOB OF CARBON IN THE UNIVERSE.

WHAT? SORRY.

I MISSED THAT.

I SAID MY PROJECT IS ON SCHEDULE.

OKAY GREAT.

THIS TOTALLY WORKS FOR ME.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Multitasking"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in the newspaper, features a conversation between Dilbert and his coworker, Wally. Wally boasts about his ability to multitask, claiming he can do multiple tasks simultaneously while drinking wine. However, when asked to provide an example of this skill, Wally struggles to come up with a specific instance. Dilbert sarcastically congratulates Wally on becoming the most useless blob of carbon in the universe, implying that his multitasking is not effective. The conversation highlights the absurdity of Wally's claim and the humor in his lack of ability to provide a concrete example of his multitasking skills.

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