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Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 2nd November 2017

Dilbert//10428, first published nine years ago on Thursday 2nd November 2017

Boss Is Like A Zombie With No App


Tags

mind control, technology, invention, zombie


Official transcript

Dilbert: Thanks to my new neural interface, I can control our boss using an app. I haven't written the app yet, so all he does is sit there like a zombie. Wally: Maybe we can skip the app. Alice: There's no reason to over-engineer it.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

THANKS TO MY NEW NEURAL INTERFACE, I CAN CONTROL OUR BOSS USING AN APP.

I HAVEN'T WRITTEN THE APP YET, SO ALL HE DOES IS SIT THERE LIKE A ZOMBIE.

MAYBE WE CAN SKIP THE APP.

THERE'S NO REASON TO OVER - ENGINEER IT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Boss's New App"

Summary:

  • The comic strip revolves around the boss's new app, which has the power to control the boss's neural interface.
  • The employees are concerned about the app's potential to turn the boss into a zombie.
  • The boss reassures them that there is no reason to over-engineer the app, implying that it is not a complex or sophisticated tool.
  • The employees are skeptical and ask if they can skip the app, but the boss is adamant that they must use it.
  • The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of a boss using an app to control their own brain, highlighting the absurdity of the situation.

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