Rescue Drone

Apr 19, 2017 — Comic #111
Coasties spot a drowning swimmer: “Launch the rescue drone!” The drone’s screen reads “Please enter your PIN,” then “Your administrator has mandated a software update,” then “You have not completed your annual drone launch training.” As the swimmer sinks, a Coastie says, “I’ll get the small boat.”

This isn’t a realistic scenario, because we could never afford electronics that don’t require vacuum tubes

Read the transcript

Someone’s drowning! / Launch the rescue drone! / Initializing… / Please enter your PIN / beep beep / Verifying PIN……….. / Your administrator has mandated a software update / You must download it to continue / Downloading… / Now…seriously? / You have not completed your annual drone launch training. Please print a copy of your certificate and provide it to your training officer. / I’ll get the small boat

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