Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 1st April 2016
Dilbert//9848, first published ten years ago on Friday 1st April 2016
Random Number Generator
Tags
projection, money, prediction, unrealistic expectations, numbers, obliviousness, guest artist, donna oatney
Official transcript
Boss: Can you get me more details on the financial projections? Dilbert: Sure. I wrote an app that generates random numbers, just in case you asked for them. Boss: 17, 4, 962... Yes, this looks about right.
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
CAN YOU GET ME MORE DETAILS ON THE FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS?
SURE. I WROTE AN APP THAT GENERATES RANDOM NUMBERS, JUST IN CASE YOU ASKED FOR THEM.
17, 4, 962 YES, THIS LOOKS ABOUT RIGHT.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Comic Strip Title: "The Financial Projections"
Summary:
- A man asks for financial projections, but instead of providing them, he gives a random number.
- The man is asked to generate random numbers, which he does, but with a twist.
- He generates a large number of random numbers, including 17, 4, and 962, which he claims looks right.
- The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of using random numbers to represent financial projections.
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