#260 - Autodialer
maybe it shouldn't be a surprise that my last post for almost 18 months was an Overwatch joke, I'm pretty sure overwatch is the culprit
This comic has been en-smallened because I didn't think it was very good. Move along, readers!
It was supposed to be a fun joke about how easy it is to build an autodialer, but became mostly just an old-man style list of grievances.
Transcript
Melissa: EACH ONE OF THESE RASPBERRY PI UNITS IS RUNNING ASTERISK AND SOME AUTODIALER CODE THAT I WROTE, AND I'VE BEEN SNEAKING THEM ON TO UNATTENDED PHONE LINES AROUND THE CITY.
Woman in scarf: WHAT DO THEY DO?
Melissa: THEY CALL EVERY NINE MINUTES AND PLAY A SOUND THAT IS MY BEST APPROXIMATION OF GILBERT GOTTFRIED MAKING TENDER YET PASSIONATE LOVE TO A SET OF OFF-KEY BAGPIPES
Woman in scarf: DANG, MEL, WHO COULD POSSIBLY DESERVE THAT?
Melissa: LET'S SEE... TRUMP HOTELS, LANDLORDS WHO'VE KEPT MY SECURITY DEPOSIT, CANIPRE, PATENT TROLLS, STEVE, ORACLE, PEOPLE WHO USE SINGLE CHARACTER VARIABLE NAMES, TEENAGERS WITH LUXURY SPORTS CARS, AND ANYBODY WHO'S EVER USED THE TERM "ALPHA" UNIRONICALLY TO DESCRIBE THEMSELVES.
Woman in scarf: hm
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