Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 10th September 2018

Dilbert//10740, first published eight years ago on Monday 10th September 2018

Device Can Read Minds

Tags

the boss, dilbert, device, read, thoughts, turn, computer, commands, theories, engineer, engineering, invention, nothing, broken

Official transcript

Dilbert: I invented a device that can read your thoughts and turn them into computer commands.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I INVENTED A DEVICE THAT CAN READ YOUR THOUGHTS AND TURN THEM INTO COMPUTER COMMANDS.

NOTHING IS HAPPENING.

IS IT BROKEN?

THAT'S ONE OF MY TOP TWO THEORIES.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Invention of a Device"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with black hair, sitting at his desk. He is engaged in a conversation with a colleague, who is holding a device that can read thoughts and turn them into computer commands. Dilbert is skeptical, asking if the device is broken, to which the colleague responds that it's one of their top two theories.

Key Elements:

• Dilbert's skepticism about the device's functionality
• The colleague's humorous response to Dilbert's question
• The absurdity of the device's concept, which is a common theme in the "Dilbert" comic strip series.

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