Dilbert says, "What's on your back?" Wally says, "It's a battery." Wally says, "I recharge it at work with company electricity, then I use it at night to power my home appliances." Wally says, "If they cut my benefits one more time, I'll make a play for their water too."
…assistant Trixie will attach sensors to your head and track all of your thoughts." The computer screen says, "Mmm... Trixie, wear this while you wash my electric car." Trixie thinks, "Engineers."
Dogbert's Electric Cubical Walls "I have a leaner. I want to stun him but not kill him." "I recommend our Keith Richards model." "Maybe I should dial it back a little."
"Our servers are using too much electricity. We need to virtualize." "I did my part by reading about virtualization in a trade journal. Now you do the software part." "Why is your part taking so long?"
…your routers and servers have a private office with their own climate control." "The machines have taken over. Your job is to provide them with electricity." "And do you think those electronic voting machines care about your opinion?"
…profitable." "Blame your customer for underspecifying the features then charge her through the nose for change orders." "Three million dollars for an electrical plug?" "The base model uses a potato battery."
