Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 29th January 2018

Dilbert//10516, first published eight years ago on Monday 29th January 2018

Murder By Car

Tags

self-driving cars, technology, murder, invention

Official transcript

Wally: The pointy-haired boss is testing our self-driving car prototype. Hey, didn't you write the operating system for that prototype? Dilbert: Yes. Wally: Hypothetically, could you murder him from a distance? Dilbert: We shouldn't have this conversation. Narrator: Continued.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE POINTY-HAIRED BOSS IS TESTING OUR SELF-DRIVING CAR PROTOTYPE.

HEY, DIDN'T YOU WRITE THE OPERATING SYSTEM FOR THAT PROTOTYPE?

YES.

HYPOTHETICALLY, COULD YOU MURDER HIM FROM A DISTANCE?

WE SHOULDN'T HAVE THIS CONVERSATION CONTINUED

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Self-Driving Car Prototype"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a pointy-haired boss, testing a self-driving car prototype. He asks the programmer if they wrote the operating system for the prototype, and the programmer responds that they didn't. The boss then inquires if they could murder him from a distance, to which the programmer replies that they shouldn't have this conversation.

Key Points:

• The comic strip satirizes the common practice of bosses asking employees to do tasks without giving them proper credit or recognition.
• The programmer's response highlights the absurdity of the situation and the potential consequences of such actions.
• The comic strip uses humor to comment on the power dynamics and communication issues in the workplace.

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