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Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 21st July 2012

Dilbert//8498, first published fourteen years ago on Saturday 21st July 2012


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computer software inventions 3d network motion sensors sneezed merged network 15th of cisco


Official transcript

Wally: I was manipulating a 3-D network model using my hand motion sensors. It was all good until I sneezed and accidentally merged my network design with my outlook calendar. Boss: When will you have that fixed? Wally: I should be done by... the 15th of Cisco. In the near future

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

IN THE NEAR FUTURE I WAS MANIPULATING A 3-D NETWORK MODEL USING MY HAND MOTION SENSORS.

IT WAS ALL GOOD UNTIL I SNEEZED AND ACCIDENTALLY MERGED MY NETWORK DESIGN WITH MY OUTLOOK CALENDAR.

WHEN WILL YOU HAVE THAT FIXED?

I SHOULD BE DONE BY... THE 15TH OF CISCO.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Title: "In the Near Future"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a green tie, sitting at a desk with a cup of coffee and a calendar. He is engaged in a conversation with a colleague, who is wearing a suit and tie.

  • Dilbert explains that he was manipulating a 3D network model using his hand motion sensors.
  • However, his actions resulted in a sudden and unexpected merging of his network design with his outlook calendar.
  • The colleague asks when Dilbert will have that fixed, and Dilbert responds that he should be done by the 15th of Cisco.

The comic strip is a humorous commentary on the challenges of working with technology and the importance of attention to detail. It pokes fun at the idea that even the most well-intentioned actions can have unintended consequences, and that sometimes it takes a little bit of time and effort to get things back on track.

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