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Malicious Compliance

A comic in four panels:

Panel 1. The headmaster bursts through Cepper’s door, slamming it, furious. We see Cepper in the foreground, sitting at her desk, bored, not reacting.

Headmaster: “Cepper! I’ve heard you’re refusing to use your Avian Intelligence!”
Headmaster: “As a scholar of this university, you must! Your pay depends on it.”

Panel 2. A closer shot of the headmaster as he continues his tirade, gesturing dramatically but reading the scroll of a Avian Intelligence Parrot with a little hat and a beard with on it “HR”.

Headmaster: “We also need your Grimoire of Shadows and Fire by the end of the month!”
Headmaster: “So, use your AI! This is non-negotiable, our investors require it!”

Panel 3. Cepper turns in her chair to face the headmaster, revealing the AI Parrot on her desk. She offers a large grimoire to the headmaster (the book remains off-screen).

Cepper: “Calm down… I am using it, and it’s already done.”
Cepper: “The investors wanted high-volume output, right?”

Panel 4. The headmaster is now holding the book, and the audience can see the cover. The cover features Cepper’s face with a dramatic, clickbait-style background. The title is in bold: “Shadows and Fire: 100 Tips (Number 72 is a Game Changer!)”. There is a big arrow pointing to a fire with the word “HOW?!” in giant letters and also “WHAT’S NEXT?!”. The headmaster is surprised. Cepper She has a dark, malicious smile.

Cepper: “I’ve given them exactly that!”
Cepper: “Enjoy the 500 pages of untested slops!”
Headmaster: “?!”

  • dracc@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    4·
    5 days ago

    I understand that this is Off-topic but what does ETA mean? I can’t help but read it as “Estimated Time of Arrival” or possibly “Elvis Tribute Artist”, neither of which seem right. Please excuse my ignorance and help me learn. 😊

    • wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works
      7·
      5 days ago

      As the other commenter said, Edited to add. I try to indicate that I added the extra stuff after people had an opportunity to see it and respond. Other acronyms I see here a lot, but which I had to figure out for myself, include:

      FTFY: fixed that for you

      ITT: in this thread

      TLC: top-level comment

      It took me a good year and a half to finally research what the hell “FTFY” meant, so you’re in good company.

      • dracc@discuss.tchncs.de
        2·
        5 days ago

        I see, thank you! As a youngling (oh well…) who’s ESL, I’ve only used “Edit:” myself. TIL there’s a different/better(?) way to tag your edits! 😄