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Tuesday May 01,
2018
Tracking Employee Theft
Tags surveillance, data, information, spying, privacy
Transcript
Carol: Someone stole my purse out of my cubicle. Catbert: No problem. We have security video nearly everywhere and we can track every phone that has our internal company app on it. Carol: That is mildly disturbing. Catbert: Here's a live feed of the perp in the third stall of the men's restroom.
Wednesday May 02,
2018
Bad User Interface
Tags user experience, interface, usability, menu, language
Transcript
Dilbert: Customers are complaining because our user interface is confusing. For example, our menu choice for deleting a file is labeled "save file." Boss: That's why we have a help menu. Dilbert: Our help menu is labeled "reformat hard drive."
Thursday May 03,
2018
Customers Work For Free
Tags test, big business, money, savings, obliviousness
Transcript
Alice: Did anyone test our user interface before we shipped it? Boss: No, our customers will tell us what they don't like about it. And they work for free. Alice: That isn't right. Boss: That's what our customers say, too, and unlike you, they work for free.
Friday May 04,
2018
Both Huge Liars
Saturday May 05,
2018
Dating A Skeleton
Tags sex, dating, relationships, questioning, desperation
Transcript
Dilbert: Do you mind if I ask you a personal question? Skeleton: Go ahead. But if you ask me if I'm dead, there is no chance I'll be rattling bones with you later. What's your question? Dilbert: It can wait until tomorrow.
Sunday May 06,
2018
Tags insurance, humiliation, death, scam, darwin awards, spin, headline, media, Entertainment, medical
Transcript
Dogbert: Would you like to buy an insurance policy to protect against a humorous death? Boss: Why would I need it? Dogbert: well, let's say you're at the zoo and you drop your sunglasses into the lion pit. You lower yourself into the pit to get the sunglasses, but the lions get to you first. You don't want the headlines to read "Pointy-haired Idiot Mauled To Death By The King Of The Jungle." So instead, the moment you die, my agents rush in to create a narrative for the media. In this case, we might spin the story as "Local Man Teaches Zoo How To Reduce Food Costs." Boss: Are the policies affordable? Dogbert: Yes, if you waive the coverage for mascot-related deaths.
Monday May 07,
2018
Massive Data Breach
Tags data, facebook, privacy, apology, statement, big business, lying, damage control
Transcript
Dilbert: We had a massive data breach. Hackers got into the private data of all of our customers. Boss: No problem. We'll issue a press release that says we're sorry and it will never happen again. Dilbert: That's what we said the last three times it happened. Boss: Our strategy is to wear them down.
Tuesday May 08,
2018
Press Release About Hack
Tags hacker, hacking, information, privacy, damage control, apology
Transcript
Boss: Hackers got our customer data. Write a press release saying we are sorry and it will never happen again. Tina: Is any of that true? Boss: Part of it is. Tina: Which part. Boss: Hackers got our customer data.
Wednesday May 09,
2018
Our Api
Tags hackers, hacking, api, jargon, obliviousness, language
Transcript
Narrator: Dogbert The Reporter. Dogbert: How did hackers get access to your customer data? CEO: I'm told they used something called "our A.P.I." to suck out all the data. Dogbert: I'll just say you'er stupid. CEO: Why does everyone always say that?
Thursday May 10,
2018
Changing Company Name
Tags hacker, hacking, privacy, facebook, retaliation, data, breach
Transcript
Boss: Our customers are complaining because we let hackers get their personal data. So we've decided to change the name of the company and wear disguises until it all blows over. Take a mustache from the bag and pass it around.


