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...which can be found at http://search.dilbert.com/comic/Two%20Monitors

Dilbert on your chances doing App Store monkey business

http://www.dilbert.com/strips/comic/2011-02-12/?CmtOrder=Rating&CmtDir=DESC

America continually changing their story on how he died and dumping the body at sea as fast as possible before anybody could see it won't help how history sees this.

At the moment though, he's right. The American mentality is hard for the rest of the world to understand but "killing the bad guy" had people out on the streets firing guns in the air this week. Even Scott Adams blogged about how good it made him feel.

Sad really, but all too true (as the GP pointed out).

Depriving you of a song because you can't afford it, is not the same as letting you suffer because you can't afford the treatment.

But if the medicine wouldn't exist without these companies, is it more evil to let the company go bankrupt, and stop it making new medicine?

And as someone who as worked with these companies, I assure you there are plenty of folks who don't give a rats arse about curing people.

I'm sure there are, but I'm also sure that the other type exists.

And are you sure that this new medicine is really is effective...

Some of it isn't, and the trials the companies run are often not ideal, and sometimes truly despicable. But some of the new medicine is effective

I think it would be better to make a system where either the testing of medicine is done by the government (to remove the possibility of bad studies, or over-interpretation), or where the entire drug discovery and testing is done by the government (to remove the drug representatives and their damaging effect on doctors prescription practice), but that system needs to be built first, and until that is done, the old system is all we have to find new drugs.

Depriving you of a song because you can't afford it, is not the same as letting you suffer because you can't afford the treatment.

And as someone who as worked with these companies, I assure you there are plenty of folks who don't give a rats arse about curing people.

And are you sure that this new medicine is really is effective...

A classic Dilbert might be useful here:

http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/1995-02-26/

Dilbert said it best: http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2011-02-20
Because all the other departments are staffed with professional liars.

Wouldn't the features described be more suited to a Chrome plugin (would that be feasible?) rather than a completely new browser?

You sound like an engineer.

I'm really more of an idea rat.

You can use the "fast" links on dilbert.com

http://dilbert.com/fast/2011-01-07/

Much less pagecruft.

Oblig fast link

Oblig. Dilbert: http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2011-02-12/

Easy. Many computer savvy people find the apple interface clumsy and difficult to use. The people who are using Linux are frequently computer savvy people and have thus chosen function over form. There will be no 'one true interface' until you give us all frontal lobotomies (which is how I feel trying to find things on OS X). Of course part of the problem with Linux is the people designing the interface are users, developers, engineers, not graphic artists, and so you get the Dilbert interface design.

Reminds me of this Dilbert strip: http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/1995-11-09/

Same cartoon without crap.

NOT goatse

WTF is a PHB?

Start reading: http://www.dilbert.com/

What, again? http://www.dilbert.com/2011-03-29/

http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/1999-06-12/

The correct answer is Wally, from Dilbert. He saved the Apollo 13 mission and invented the cursor. Easily, the answer to your question of

Which Comic Character Is The Greatest Engineer?

Wow! I always thought it was Dilbert, not Wally. But that changes things. You gotta admit, though, that Dilbert is pretty good. Maybe 2nd best, now that the facts are out.

Which Comic Character Is The Greatest Engineer?

define

Criminals aren't bad, just underpaid http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/1989-11-20/

Relevant Dilbert: http://www.dilbert.com/strips/comic/1993-07-06/

Guaranteed! This comment 100% Intelligence free!

FTFY.

http://dilbert.com/fast/2009-12-09/

:\ http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2011-03-29/

Relevant: http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2011-03-29/

Today's Dilbert is also along the same theme.

today's dilbert strip matches this post perfectly: http://www.dilbert.com/strips/comic/2011-03-29/

I believe Dilbert discussed this.

"(though he would have been able to keep more of them if Congress didn't, for example, block funding for the closing of Guantanimo) which for an American politician is shockingly true to his word."

http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2007-06-01/

Every business function (but IT) are professional liars.

"We can set up the new site under budget."

That should say screwing with customers.

Every business function (but IT) are professional liars. The world is sucking it up advertising and marketing as how society should be. The "cheaters" are winning. We're the grudgers but we're acting like suckers!

Our society is being selected for bullshit over honesty. Why are we letting this happen?

Dogbert figured this out a while back. Let's hope CNN lets us know how it works out for these governments.

Seriously, Motorola did that?

Wow.

I've heard of managing-by-Dilbert but I never thought it'd actually happen.

Might as well pull a number out of my ass for a budget proposal.

  Isn't that what you're supposed to do?

It's indeed just a thought experiment. To understand it and put it in perspective you have to read some of his older blog posts, like about taxation: http://dilbert.com/blog/entry/taxation/
and he has a few about cheapatopia: http://dilbert.com/blog/entry/cheapatopia__internet/
which could be compared with some kind of commune. He also has some posts about solving US deficit, healthcare, ..

Most of them are similar - you give up part of your privacy/individual choices and there are benefits for the whole group. When looking at a macro-economic scale there are advantages for the whole community.
Large healthcare costs for older people can be reduced if people are monitored (and get better food, sport, ..) when they're young.

There can be huge reductions on basic living expenses if some things are done on a global scale instead of individual. Food can be cheaper if bought in bulk - so let the commune order and cook instead of everyone individually. There are many more examples like this in his posts..

But everything is indeed very one-sided, utopian. Capitalism and greed are never far away and his ideas can easily be misused.

It's indeed just a thought experiment. To understand it and put it in perspective you have to read some of his older blog posts, like about taxation: http://dilbert.com/blog/entry/taxation/
and he has a few about cheapatopia: http://dilbert.com/blog/entry/cheapatopia__internet/
which could be compared with some kind of commune. He also has some posts about solving US deficit, healthcare, ..

Most of them are similar - you give up part of your privacy/individual choices and there are benefits for the whole group. When looking at a macro-economic scale there are advantages for the whole community.
Large healthcare costs for older people can be reduced if people are monitored (and get better food, sport, ..) when they're young.

There can be huge reductions on basic living expenses if some things are done on a global scale instead of individual. Food can be cheaper if bought in bulk - so let the commune order and cook instead of everyone individually. There are many more examples like this in his posts..

But everything is indeed very one-sided, utopian. Capitalism and greed are never far away and his ideas can easily be misused.

http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2011-01-15/

Been reading Dilbert, have you?

Interesting topic - just read Dilberts blog about this:
http://dilbert.com/blog/entry/seeing_the_past/

and while having no privacy at all is a weird concept, it'd indeed make for some cool apps like he says.

Problem with this (and yoru homeowners example) is that it's never black or white. Most people don't really fit in a category, and the question is always where do you draw the line ? How does one decide your neighbour is a lunatic (if he really was then he would be in a mental institution) or just behaves a bit weird sometimes or is just not social ?

There is a dilbert comic I love. http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2006-02-01/

http://www.dilbert.com/strips/comic/2011-03-05/

"I for one am looking forward to a new and improved Jar Jar experience." -- FOOMP

Read this dilbert strip to understand...

I'm waiting for the ring... the one ring to rule them all.

Obligatory Dilbert. http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/1998-09-12/

Obligatory Dilbert reference
I believe in Karma, that way I can do bad things to people and assume they deserve it.

Another reason that may not be a good idea is is some potential employers have marketing departments.

http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2000-11-13/

Who can forget this Dilbert?

Dilbert explains it to you

http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2011-01-07/

and related

http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2007-09-09/