A comic by Dr. Lex (a.k.a. Alexander Thomas)
in the style of geeky classics like User Friendly
Current story arc: Faceworld – chapter: Conclusion
Latest strip: 83 – Friday, July 26, 2024
References: 2024 CrowdStrike incident; Adil's brick: strip 44
Setting: Back at the S.O.N.A.I.S. building, where Adil walks into Steve's office with his laptop.
Adil: I'm having a problem with my laptop again!
Steve: Well, at least it's not another ransomware thing: nothing suspect on the network… actually nothing from your machine at all.
Adil: That's my point: it won't even boot!
Steve: Aha, I see. It's the borked update from PigeonStrike.
Adil: What is that?
Steve: Cybersecurity package, threat prevention. Like McCoffee, but then not created by a murderer.
We see the PigeonStrike logo, a parody on the CrowdStrike logo, replacing the falcon with a pooping pigeon.
Adil: But, it bricked my laptop, it's a threat in itself!
Steve: You haven't learned from last time. Totally bricking your machine kept it 100% safe. Its threat prevention was never compromised.
Adil: Aaarghhh! If it goes on like this, you might someday convince me to switch to this… Lunix thing!
Steve: Linux. That would be a glorious day indeed.
Adil: I'm having a problem with my laptop again!
Steve: Well, at least it's not another ransomware thing: nothing suspect on the network… actually nothing from your machine at all.
Adil: That's my point: it won't even boot!
Steve: Aha, I see. It's the borked update from PigeonStrike.
Adil: What is that?
Steve: Cybersecurity package, threat prevention. Like McCoffee, but then not created by a murderer.
We see the PigeonStrike logo, a parody on the CrowdStrike logo, replacing the falcon with a pooping pigeon.
Adil: But, it bricked my laptop, it's a threat in itself!
Steve: You haven't learned from last time. Totally bricking your machine kept it 100% safe. Its threat prevention was never compromised.
Adil: Aaarghhh! If it goes on like this, you might someday convince me to switch to this… Lunix thing!
Steve: Linux. That would be a glorious day indeed.
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