For what it’s worth, we IT folks don’t like that any more than you do. Our hands are tied though, because VPs decide they want all these whiz-bang features and applications but the bean counters won’t shell out for good enough hardware to run everything acceptably.
The amount of arguing I had to do to make sure that during the last laptop refresh we got SSDs as standard in all computers. “What benefit does it bring to the company?” “A significantly less grumpy work force.”
Not that anyone appreciated it. They spent all their time complaining that their Start Menu looked slightly different. Oh, the unappreciated Systems Administrator… *plays small violin*
He’s diving so deep into the internet that he probably didn’t notice it or may not eve give a damn as long as his laptop was still able to get online…then again they might have been warned that taking away his laptop was deadly for you!
Alex’s abductee powers are superhuman grip strength and typing speed.
Wait, is Alex is based off a real person, but showed up in DoA anyway. Does this mean we might see Squad 37 cameo over there at some point? (I mean jeez if Guns of all characters gets an updated DoA model sheet…)
Sorry, that part of my comment was supposed to be a bit tongue in cheek.
As for cross-universe head-canons, I choose to believe Professor Doc is a slightly unhinged, tenured chemistry professor at IU. “Professor Doc” isn’t really his name, but his students started calling him that in the 80s because he bears more than a passing resemblance to Christopher Lloyd, and he just ran with it. At this point his real name is virtually unknown outside IU’s HR department.
That’s what happened, but he’s also like most of the support staff- normal genetic humans. He just happens to be extremely good at what he does, making him on par with the abductees.
My grad school advisor’s last name is “Dockterman” and he goes by “Dock.” So you could call him “Doc Dock” or “Doctor Dockterman” or just “Professor Dock.” (We just called him Dock.)
It’s a special situation and was done since the character no longer reflected Alex since she transitioned to female- thus, a “new” Alex as a professor but isn’t acknowledged in the strip.
The others are extremely unlikely to appear unless Willis gets a request that he can’t deny from their real life counterparts…
But that doesn’t seem to go below his waist, for the most part. In the last panel, you could argue that that one line going down his leg is another part of the cord, but then he’d probably have to be wrapping the cord around his waist and legs for the whole strip for no real reason.
you can’t see it plugged into the wall due to how he’s sitting as his leg and the chair itself masks the outlet…but consider that Joe turned him around to face him which does explain why it’s at that diagonal and going around his waist.
It’s subtle, and anything more would be unnecessary
I just realized that there’s a double meaning and both work given his job…I guess it all comes down to how dirty your mind is, mine is pretty nasty and juvenile 😀
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if it’s like my work laptop, it takes like a MILLION YEARS to boot, tho
For what it’s worth, we IT folks don’t like that any more than you do. Our hands are tied though, because VPs decide they want all these whiz-bang features and applications but the bean counters won’t shell out for good enough hardware to run everything acceptably.
The amount of arguing I had to do to make sure that during the last laptop refresh we got SSDs as standard in all computers. “What benefit does it bring to the company?” “A significantly less grumpy work force.”
Not that anyone appreciated it. They spent all their time complaining that their Start Menu looked slightly different. Oh, the unappreciated Systems Administrator… *plays small violin*
Well for me it’s like, why do I need to have TWO antivirus programs running???
I love the way Alex is sitting facing the wall here, really makes it look like they carried the desk away without being noticed.
He’s diving so deep into the internet that he probably didn’t notice it or may not eve give a damn as long as his laptop was still able to get online…then again they might have been warned that taking away his laptop was deadly for you!
No doubt he noticed, given the last panel
Never noticed the walls also have a yellow stripe before.
After all these years years that chair is part of him now.
Maybe Alex’s hands get a lot of exercise from playing video games?
Alex’s abductee powers are superhuman grip strength and typing speed.
Wait, is Alex is based off a real person, but showed up in DoA anyway. Does this mean we might see Squad 37 cameo over there at some point? (I mean jeez if Guns of all characters gets an updated DoA model sheet…)
Isn’t Alex just a normal guy? If I remember correctly he got recruited by Semme because he hacked into their system.
Sorry, that part of my comment was supposed to be a bit tongue in cheek.
As for cross-universe head-canons, I choose to believe Professor Doc is a slightly unhinged, tenured chemistry professor at IU. “Professor Doc” isn’t really his name, but his students started calling him that in the 80s because he bears more than a passing resemblance to Christopher Lloyd, and he just ran with it. At this point his real name is virtually unknown outside IU’s HR department.
That’s what happened, but he’s also like most of the support staff- normal genetic humans. He just happens to be extremely good at what he does, making him on par with the abductees.
My grad school advisor’s last name is “Dockterman” and he goes by “Dock.” So you could call him “Doc Dock” or “Doctor Dockterman” or just “Professor Dock.” (We just called him Dock.)
It’s a special situation and was done since the character no longer reflected Alex since she transitioned to female- thus, a “new” Alex as a professor but isn’t acknowledged in the strip.
The others are extremely unlikely to appear unless Willis gets a request that he can’t deny from their real life counterparts…
As in trying not to get carpal tunnel kind of exercise, we hope?
…but, if Alex is on dialup, shouldn’t he be tethered to the wall? There’s no sign of a cord. 😀
look closer at his shirt and waist- that diagonal line is the cord.
But that doesn’t seem to go below his waist, for the most part. In the last panel, you could argue that that one line going down his leg is another part of the cord, but then he’d probably have to be wrapping the cord around his waist and legs for the whole strip for no real reason.
you can’t see it plugged into the wall due to how he’s sitting as his leg and the chair itself masks the outlet…but consider that Joe turned him around to face him which does explain why it’s at that diagonal and going around his waist.
It’s subtle, and anything more would be unnecessary
After all these years I still don’t get why Joe says ew at the end.
I just realized that there’s a double meaning and both work given his job…I guess it all comes down to how dirty your mind is, mine is pretty nasty and juvenile 😀
Masturbation, Eliza. Masturbation.
Okay, that raises more questions if its a masturbation joke but I guess.