Ubersoft.net: Technology Is Not Your Friend

Stop That, No Singing

19 May 2008 - 9:11am — Christopher Wright

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Comic Transcript

ALEX: This is pretty cool.

HENRY: This is a logistical nightmare.

ALEX: I love this screen.

HENRY: This is going to happen all over Ubersoft. All of my carefully configured and rigidly controlled machines are going to be... sullied! By unauthorized software... unauthorized hardware...

ALEX: iTunes!

HENRY: ...unauthorized enthusiasm.

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Comments

the boss is right...

19 May 2008 - 3:47pm — Anonymous (not verified)

If they have toys to use at work they wont fill their quota of annoyed customers, which is what they are paid for.

true...

20 May 2008 - 8:47pm — ccanni1028

But, the customers that do get "helped" will be even more annoyed due to increased hold times.

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