Three of my favorites...

Posted by: John S. Rhodes on August 28, 2002 02:42 PM

 

1) 'Penny Arcade' takes on Macromedia Site of the Day

2) 'Broken by Design' looks at documentation lifecycle

3) Classic 'Broken by Design' strip about Flash usage (monkeys!)

4) Not a comic, but an interesting diagram about interaction

Posted by: Jack on August 28, 2002 03:46 PM

 

I don't have any that "define your professional existence", but I'm always able to find a few Dilbert comics not completely unrelated to usability. The week of August 12th is noteable and still online: http://www.cafeshops.com/cp/sotd.aspx?storeid=dilbert&date=08/12/2002

Note: The Dilbert store has a 90 day archive while the archive only goes back 30 days!

Posted by: Ron Zeno on August 28, 2002 03:52 PM

 

Have to agree Jack ... Its Gary Larson for me everytime - http://www.thefarside.com/

Are their special tags to make a link to a web site?

Posted by: daniel on August 29, 2002 03:09 AM

 

I mean John ... *whoops*

Posted by: daniel on August 29, 2002 03:10 AM

 

No, Im not going to work on that !

The Future ?

Engineering Final Exam

Keeping a healthy level of insanity in the workplace

Posted by: Mac on August 29, 2002 03:20 AM

 

Jack, if you squint your eyes when looking at your diagram about interaction you can actually see a real user ! Although they do seem to be asleep.

Posted by: Mac on August 29, 2002 03:40 AM

 

Mac, that's funny about the user in the diagram.:)

I can't find one of my favorite Dilbert comics, here's the text:

[Dilbert is sitting at a table]
If you were hired, what would be your long-range career goal?

[Woman at desk]
I'd have your job in six months, in a year you'd be working for me, you big pile of dinosaur dung.

[Dilbert]
I see you attended an all women's college. Does that experience really make you more confident and assertive?

[Woman] Either arm. Let's go.

Posted by: eszter on August 29, 2002 08:47 PM

 

Re: Dilbert

I used to laugh at Dilbert a lot, but always with a certain sense of unease at the 'victim' role that most of the characters take on.

Dilbert's mockery of office workers, couched in pretenses of universality, insists that stupidity and selfishness are central to who we are—and must be. So, readers are encouraged to believe, there's little need to explore how we ought to be relating to each other in more ideal circumstances that can never really exist.
The Trouble With Dilbert By Norman Solomon

Posted by: Mac on August 30, 2002 03:58 AM

 

Most comedy revolves around problems, negative issues, things that are wrong. Comedy often revolves around us. If we can't laugh at ourselves, who can we laugh at? Oh yeah, Norman Solomon.

Posted by: Jack on August 30, 2002 09:30 AM

 

Um, Jack? Did you mean what you said, "Share links to your favorite comic strips that define your professional existence"? If so, then Mac's reference to Solomon's articles are not only appropriate, but necessary. Dilbert may be humorous, but mostly by being belittling and degrading. Certainly not something upon which anyone should "define your professional existence". (Just one of the reasons why I qualified my first response).

Posted by: Ron Zeno on August 30, 2002 01:34 PM

 

In my most recent reply, I was referencing the author's apparent attack on Dilbert because the characters are victims. We are all victims. Comedy is life. Comedy is truth.

The Dilbert link I posted does indeed define my professional existence -- the idea that I am unhappy in my job, my only alternative (short of relocating my life) is to freelance, and if I freelanced my biggest client would likely be my employer.

Posted by: Jack on August 30, 2002 02:56 PM

 

"We are all victims."

I'm sorry you feel that way. Please don't include me in your group of victims.

Posted by: Ron Zeno on August 30, 2002 05:47 PM

 

Let me get my eraser...

Posted by: Jack on August 30, 2002 06:01 PM