A comic by Dr. Lex (a.k.a. Alexander Thomas)
inspired by geeky classics like User Friendly
Latest strip: 246 – Friday, February 27, 2026
Current story arc: Idiocraception – chapter: Naught But Cowbell
Heidi (voice): There, this should do the trick.
Zhang (voice): We should be glad that this society has not yet become dumb enough to forget that duct tape holds the universe together.
View of OIB-A271 back in the present real world.
OIB-A271: Hey, what took you so long?
Heidi: Long? How long since the previous call?
OIB-A271: A full 2 minutes in real time here!
Heidi: So impatient, OIB-A271. Try underclocking yourself.
Back in the simulation, Heidi is now talking into a cell phone.
Heidi: Have you found a way to liberate us from this virtual jail?
OIB-A271's voice from the cell phone: No, I am still locked out from a lot of systems, but I can give you information about your surroundings.
Heidi: At last, that should help a lot to get things moving. Everyone, let's hit the road again.
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