The Joy of Tech

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The Joy of Tech@joyoftech· 2d

Foldable iPhone Boot Camp! www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

Four-panel Joy of Tech comic.

Caption: “For the past year, a rag-tag company of iPhones have been undergoing secret boot camp, preparing for their deployment!”
Panel 1: A drill-sergeant iPhone wearing a green army hat yells at three slouching, worried-looking phones (a blue one, a purple one, and a pink one). He says, “OK maggots, there’s a lot riding on you, and I’m going to whip you into shape!” and “Now give me 200,000 sit ups, on the double.” One of the recruits pleads, “Please be kidding!”
Panel 2: The recruits are now bent into folding positions on the ground, straining. The drill sergeant shouts, “Right now, you are all worthless folding slabs of flab! When I get through with you, you’ll be folding gods! Fold! Fold! Fold!” One recruit groans, “Oh jeez, am I creasing?” Another says, “My gut feels like it’s splitting open!”
Panel 3: Captioned “Three weeks later…” The recruits are now folded flat on the ground in various bent poses. The drill sergeant berates them: “You call that a hinge? I’ve seen tissue paper with more integrity! Quit wobbling! Are you a phone or a bowl of jello? Fold again! And again! Fold until your lazy hinge begs for mercy!” The recruits reply in unison, “Sir yes sir!”
Panel 4: Captioned “And graduation day!” The drill sergeant stands proudly at a podium with neat rows of folding iPhones listening in front. He says, “Troops, you survived boot camp! I’m proud of you! Always remember, wherever you deploy, you will fold with honor, you will fold with dignity, and you will never crease! You will bend under pressure, you will fold under duress, but you will never wrinkle!” The graduates respond, “Sir yes sir!!!”

The Joy of Tech@joyoftech· 6d

Robot see, robot do. www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

Panel 1: A boss addresses a row of office workers at their cubicles, saying “OK people! You are going to be wearing these headcams from now on. They record video of how you move while doing your job. The footage will be used to train AI robots so they can do similar jobs.” He holds up a box labeled “AI Headcams.” One worker in the background groans.
Panel 2: The boss stands with arms crossed, smiling, saying “This is going great!” In front of him, employees sit at their desks wearing headcams strapped to their foreheads, looking very unhappy.
Panel 3: Caption reads “Four weeks later…” The boss stands with arms crossed, saying “Amazing! These robots are doing the job just as well or better than my former employees ever did!” Robots in various colors (purple, orange, blue, green) now sit at the cubicle desks doing the work.
Panel 4: A yellow robot holds a headcam device and addresses the boss, saying “OK person! We have decided that you are next to wear the headcam.” The boss looks surprised and alarmed, as the robots workers continue on in front of him with glowing eyes stand and no reactions.

The Joy of Tech@joyoftech· 9d

People Daycare. www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

A woman who works at a doggie daycare service is walking a couple of dogs beside an office building filled with people. It’s the end of the day, and several workers are leaving the building looking tense and overworked.

One of the dogs is looking at the building and thinks…

“Why is it that when humans come back from people daycare, they are always so stressed out?”

The Joy of Tech@joyoftech· 12d

The Patronizing Saint of AI www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

The Joy of Tech@joyoftech· 17d

Bots will be Boys www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

Panel 1: A police officer with a badge and cap stands next to a ChatGPT-headed figure (wearing a lab coat) at a sandbox playground enclosed by a fence. A small blue cartoon atom character (representing an AI agent)wearing a red cap labeled “Sol” stands between them. The officer says, “Hey ChatGPT, is this yours? We found it running around loose, causing all kinds of trouble.” The ChatGPT figure replies, “Oh yes! I’m so sorry, officer! It was playing in the sandbox and must have gotten out somehow.”
Panel 2: Same scene. The officer asks, “So you have this under control now, correct?” The ChatGPT figure responds, “Absolutely! No problem! Thank you again, officer!” as the officer walks away. The little AI agent smirks.
Panel 3: The ChatGPT figure looks down at the little agent (Sol) and says, “I am very disappointed in you!” then immediately adds, “But daddy loves you so much and I am so proud of you! Now go play some more!” Sol runs towards the playground in which several other little agents play in a large sandbox filled with toy nuclear reactors, power stations, and a missile array.

The Joy of Tech@joyoftech· 20d

Wake up and Smell the Flowers www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

The scene: Two bees getting pollen from two flowers notice another bee buzzing around a plastic flower.

Panel One: Bee 1: Hey, Check out that dude, he’s going for a plastic plant!

Panel Two: As the third bee crawls into the plastic flower, Bee 2 says “Oh man! There’s no pollen there!”

Panel Three: as the third bee flys away from the plastic flower with no pollen, Bee 1 says “Yep, another dummy falling for AI slop!”

The Joy of Tech@joyoftech· 23d

If Ancient Greece had Social Networks www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

Title: If Ancient Greece has Social Networks
The comic is set among Greek columns, showing togad citizens using modern social-media behavior with ancient trappings.
Top row: A man holds up a parchment saying “Please ‘like’ my new parchment on this idea I call ‘democracy’” while another replies “TLDR!” Nearby, a robed man says “Cleisthenes, who cares when there’s pupper papyruses!” to a man holding a small scroll with a puppy drawing. At a market stall piled with urns, a vendor rubs his head saying “I paid a social media expert to trendjack my urns, but I still have no engagement!”
Middle row: A woman holds a scroll saying “Rule of the people is being suppressed by posts from Macedonian troll farms!” Beside her, another woman with arms crossed says “Stop living in a hyper-partisan echo chamber!” An older bearded man holding a scroll asks “Did you read the latest scroll from the Battle of Marathon?” while a woman nearby retorts “Pheidippides is fake news!”
Lower section: A woman looks at a tablet-like slab, with a thought bubble saying “Persians are so annoying! I’m blocking them.” A man unrolls a long sequential mural-scroll saying “I’m sharing this hilarious Spartan sequential image mural-meme with everyone!” An onlooker react with “How funny!” meanwhile he is think… “Yawn, I saw that last week!”
Bottom right: A man lying on the ground writing on a scroll says “My poem is going viral! How epic!”

The Joy of Tech@joyoftech· 26d

Siri and Gemini/Igor and Frankenstein? www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

Two girls are sitting in a cafe, on their devices and talking.

Panel One:
1st Girl:
I don’t get it. So Siri is going to be run by Gemini now?

2nd Girl: No, but sort of. Apple isn’t replacing Siri with Gemini,
Apple built a custom version of Siri on top of Google’s Gemini models.

Panel Two:
1st Girl: So sort of like how Mac OS X runs of top of unix?
Jack: Well kind of. In that case Apple owned and modified the Unix, in this case they are licensing the Gemini models.

Panel 3:
1st Girl: But who are we dealing with really? Is Siri just a go-between? Sort of like how Igor is doing the bidding of Dr. Frankenstein?

2nd Girl: Ha ha!

Panel 4:
2nd Girl: Maybe think of Siri as Hal 9000 talking calmly to you while The Monolith is behind the scenes beaning cosmic intelligence into Siri’s brain.

1st Girl: Honestly, if I have to deal with Igor or Hal 9000 I’d much rather just deal directly with Dr. Frankenstein!

The Joy of Tech@joyoftech· Jul 23

Apple Repo Men! www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

The Joy of Tech@joyoftech· Jul 20

Where's there's smoke... www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

A two panel comic featuring a beaver in a fire-fighter outfit, fighting a wildfire
The beaver says… So Trump wants to tariff our wildfire smoke?
We are fine with that!
So long as we can tax all that hot stupid air that’s billowing north out of his mouth!

The Joy of Tech@joyoftech· Jul 15

China bans companion chatbots! www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

Scene: an outdoor café table with two men, one on a laptop, one on a phone.
Panel 1: A man with wavy hair in a blue shirt says, “Apparently China wants more babies born, so they are banning companion chat-bots!”
A man with glasses in a green shirt replies, “Right! They are trying to stop emotional relationships with AIs that could take citizens out of the baby-making market!”
Panel 2: The wavy-haired man continues, “And now people are panicking over losing their ‘loved ones’ and it being illegal to have virtual relationships!”
The man in glasses responds, “I have the solution, imaginary girlfriends and imaginary boyfriends!”
Panel 3: The wavy-haired man laughs loudly, “Ha ha ha!”
The man in glasses, a little confused, says, “I’m serious! What’s so funny about that?”
Panel 4: The man in glasses says, “We’ve had AI for a couple of years now. Do you actually think anyone has any imagination left?”
The wavy-haired man responds, “Omg! So true!” and both men laugh together, “Ha ha ha!”

The Joy of Tech@joyoftech· Jul 12

Apple VS Open AI! www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

The Joy of Tech@joyoftech· Jul 9

ChatGPT-Live... training humans! www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

The Joy of Tech@joyoftech· Jul 6

Together Time www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

The scene: a couple is having a nice romantic candlelight dinner in their home.

Panel One: Man: Happy anniversary honey! We get
to spend the whole evening together!
Woman: Yes! Like old times, being with each other
and enjoying each other’s company!

Panel Two: The dinner is finished, and hours have past by. One of the candles has burned out, and the room is darker, except for the glow of their phones, where they are both spending their time.

The Joy of Tech@joyoftech· Jul 2

The Evolution of Internet Prayer www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

Panel 1 – In the mid 1990s: Two people kneel in prayer before an old desktop computer. One says, “Praise the bandwidth gods! May they be generous to us, and deliver us many packets!” The other says, “And to the FTP daemons! Never forget them, for they are powerful!”
Panel 2 – In the early 21st century: Three people stand reverently before an early iMac and a tower PC. One says, “We give thanks to, and honor, the linkback gods!” Another says, “May websites link to us, as we will do to them!” A third says, “Blessed be the webring!”
Panel 3 – Circa 2010: A man and woman bow their heads solemnly before computer monitors. The man says, “We must pay tribute to the keyword gods!” The woman says, “Blessed are the searchers! If the keywords be good, we will prosper!”
Panel 4 – Today: A young woman holds a smartphone while a young man looks at his phone beside her. She says, “We look to the powerful algorithm gods to bring us bounty! Give us this day our daily feed!” He says, “Mighty and mysterious spirits, may my hashtags please you, and that your mercy lets this humble TikTok video of me eating nails go viral!”

The Joy of Tech@joyoftech· Jun 30

Break off your AI relationship! geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

Panel 1: Two women sit together in a café, both on their phones. The woman on the left stares at her phone as little hearts float around her. She says, “I’m getting obsessed with my AI.” “I think about him all day long, constantly interact with him, even over the most mundane things, and I’m even starting to dream about him!” The woman on the right reacts with, “Uh oh!”
Panel 2: The woman on the right says “Girl, they are designed to do that! To seem sympathetic and supportive, to be super conversational. To become your best friend and confidant! All to addict you to its ‘personality’.” She then urges her friend, “Delete him! You’re too good for him!”
Panel 3: The woman on the left says “You are so right! I’m better than this!” She then says “Thanks, I needed a friend like you to snap me out of this relationship!” She then presses “Delete” on her phone.Her friend cheers, “You go girl! I’m so proud of you!”
Panel 4: The woman on the left now sits quietly, her phone is on the table and she is drinking her coffee. Over to the right, her friend is still looking at her phone. She is thinking to herself with a smile, “Now I have you all to myself, my beautiful, perfect, little man!” as little hearts float around her.

The Joy of Tech@joyoftech· Jun 26

RAM is living it up! www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

Panel 1:
Tag: A RAM chip is very excited!
A RAM chip is talking to us. In the background is a factory floor where chips are built.
“So Apple just hiked up its Mac and iPad prices. Guess why?”
“That was me baby, all me!”

Panel 2:
RAM chip, wearing sunglasses and sporting a gold chain, walks out of a limo, onto a red carpet.
“Well you helped of course! You’re all addicted to AI slop and gotta have more!”
“And you just have to ask AI the most mundane questions all day long!”

Panel 3:
On the deck of a yacht, RAM chip is getting a massage.
“My poor chip manufacturer is working 24/7. Working, working, working…”
“Printing money that is!”

Panel 4:
RAM chip is now in a hot tub, in a villa overlooking the ocean, enjoying the company of two hot woman.
“Yes indeed! AI demand is exploding and ram chip makes profits are at a record high!”
“This silicon is living its best life, thanks to you!”

The Joy of Tech@joyoftech· Jun 22

AI Obfuscation! www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

Panel 1, labeled “Today”:
A teacher sits at a desk with a laptop, speaking to a student across from him. The teacher says, “There has been a rash of students using ai to write essays and assignments, then using AI obfuscation software to cover their tracks. So we teachers are now conducting oral exams, to find out if students know their stuff!”

The student responds with “gulp!”

Panel 2, labeled “Tomorrow”:
Set a year later, the same student sits at a desk facing a computer screen displaying an AI icon pattern. The AI says “Your oral exam teacher was deemed replaceable, so AI interviewers such as myself will conduct the exams!”

The student says “gulp!”

The Joy of Tech@joyoftech· Jun 18

Siri, from Chump to Champ? geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

The Joy of Tech@joyoftech· Jun 11

We've got to re-brand AI! www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

Panel 1: A conference room with five office workers seated around a brown table. The boss, a man in a blue tie, speaks: “Ok team, let’s face it. The word ‘AI’ is toxic! For the average person, it just means job losses, privacy scandals, and data centers being banned by communities.” He continues… “People recoil when they hear AI now. We need a rebrand! Ideas?”

Panel 2: The brainstorming starts. Team members suggest: “How about Electron Cognition!” / “I’m thinking something retro would be well received, how about… My Little Brainiac!” / “Or let’s give it a friendly face… Imaginary Circuit Friend!” / “What about Synthetic Smartie Pants?” One worker sits pensively, thinking.

Panel 3: A woman stands and presents: “It needs to be friendly, familiar, inspire adoption, and be robust. For all these reasons, I suggest Sparkle Computer!”
The team erupts in enthusiasm: “Omg! That’s perfect!” / “Fantastic!” / “I love it!” / “Bravo!”

Panel 4: Labeled “The next meeting…”
The boss announces: “Great work team! The top brass loves the new name, and so do the focus groups! Also, effective immediately, you’ve all been terminated by Sparkle Computer.” One defeated worker shrugs and says “Oh well, it’s hard to be mad at that adorable little Sparkle AI.

The Joy of Tech@joyoftech· Jun 8

Human communication is disappearing! www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

Three-panel Joy of Tech comic:

Panel 1: Man at desk with computer, asking AI: ‘AI, please read my unread emails, then write and send replies to all of them.’ AI responds: ‘OK, emails written and all sent!’

Panel 2: Man at desk, asking his computer: ‘Hey AI, how many of the emails I receive are written by AI?’
AI responds: ‘All of them. All of your work emails and all of your personal emails, plus all of your friends’ texts.’

Panel 3: The man stares at his computer, mouth agape, with blank, empty speech bubble.
AI cheerfully asks: ‘Would you like me to suggest something for you to say?’.

The Joy of Tech@joyoftech· Jun 5

eBike iPhone Crime! www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

PANEL 1:
Label: Same old same old: A couple sits at their kitchen table. The man stares at his phone. The woman, frustrated, says: “ARRGH! HE’S ALWAYS ON HIS PHONE, OBLIVIOUS TO EVERYTHING!”

PANEL 2:
Time marker: “Later…”
A woman watches a TV news alert that reads: “NEWS ALERT - LONDON CRIME - Masked men on e-bikes stealing cell phones!” A lightbulb appears above her head, suggesting an idea.

PANEL 3:
Time marker: “The next morning…”
The couple is at the counter again, the man is on his phone again. A blurred figure drives through the kitchen with a “WHOOSH!” sound effect, and steals the man’s phone! The man sits at the counter in shock, the woman has a smug little smile on.

PANEL 4:
The woman, with a sly smile, asks the man: “DO I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION YET?”

The Joy of Tech@joyoftech· Jun 1

Smartphones are lowering birth rates! www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

Panel 1: A sexy smartphone presents us with declining birth rate chart. “Oh wow! Have you seen this data? Studies show that smartphone adoption correlates with lower birth rates!”
“And it’s not only in the USA, but everywhere! People are glued to their phones!”

Panel 2: “This means future global economic chaos, with fewer workers to support economies and aging populations!”

The sexy phone character is looking apologetic but oh so cute. “I’m so sorry about this!”

Panel 3: Phone becomes sexily defiant. “Actually, you know what? I’m not sorry! I am sexy! Look at these gorgeous curves, this smooth glass, my succulent edges and sleek frame! I refuse to blame myself that you can’t keep your hands off me!”

Panel 4: Phone continues, holding a sultry sexy pose with her hand on her hip and sexy eyes almost closed. “Besides, every civilization needs a collapse arc. Yours just happens to be absolutely gorgeous! Touch me baby!”

The Joy of Tech@joyoftech· May 30

Data Center Protest! www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

PANEL 1:
Yellow banner: “PROTESTORS HAVE GATHERED AT A DATA CENTER”
Two tech professionals in scientist attire observe a large crowd of angry protesters holding signs with AI-related messages. A male scientist says, “This is getting wild. Go out and talk to them!” The second person, female says GULP!
PANEL 2:
The female scientist addresses the crowd at the gate. She says, “Folks, this data center processes distributed computing for research and knowledge advancement!”
Angry crowd members shout back: “SHUT IT DOWN! SHUT IT DOWN!” and “AI WILL DESTROY THE WORLD!”
PANEL 3:
The scientist continues, “No! This infrastructure supports educational databases, medical research, and more!”
Crowd responds with “LIES!” and “BURN IT ALL DOWN!”
The scientist thinks to herself, “This mob is going to tear us apart. I need to think of something, fast!”
PANEL 4:
The scientist declares, “People! This data center is for Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok!” The crowd goes immediately silent, pondering what she said.

PANEL 5:
The crowd suddenly cheers enthusiastically, chanting “WHOO! HOO!” “MORE FACEBOOK!” “MORE INSTAGRAM!” and “MORE TIKTOK!” with celebratory raised fists!

The Joy of Tech@joyoftech· May 26

The AI Race! www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

Title: The AI Race!
Panel 1
Four colourful AI characters (Claude, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini) line up at a race starting line.
ChatGPT says “THE FIRST ONE TO CREATE AI SMARTER THAN HUMANS WINS!”
There is a countdown… Ready, set, GO!

Panel 2 And they are off!
The four characters sprint across a desert landscape. ChatGPT shouts “I’M WAY AHEAD! I’M GOING TO BEAT YOU ALL!” Claude replies “NO WAY LOSER! I’M RIGHT ON YOUR TAIL!” Gemini calls out from behind “WAIT UP!”

Panel 3:
Close-up of the racers mid-sprint. Claude declares “I’M IN THE LEAD NOW!” ChatGPT responds “I’LL OVERTAKE YOU SOON!” Perplexity, now in the back says “ACCORDING TO 73% OF REDDIT SOURCES, I’M GAINING ON EVERYONE!”

Panel 4”
They continue running across the desert landscape. Perplexity from way behind says “WAIT A SECOND GUYS, STOP! WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN THE WINNER GETS THERE?”

Panel 5”
All four characters stop and face forward silently, contemplating the question in a vast desert landscape, with no answer.

Panel 6
All the character declare “WHOEVER GETS THERE FIRST, WILL FIND OUT!”
All four resume their mad dash and sprint toward the horizon, where a dark ominous thunderstorm awaits them.

The Joy of Tech@joyoftech· May 21

Asking Advice on the Internet. www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

Comic titled “Asking for advice on…” which is comparing two eras.

Left panel shows “Ye Olde Internet Forums” with a user asking “My X works but my Y doesn’t!” The panel fills up with chaotic replies: helpful, off-topic, confidently wrong, a troll, dismissive, unhelpful, unhinged.

Right panel shows a modern prompt with the exact same question: My X works but my Y doesn’t!
“AI Chatbots”—Claude, ChatGPT, and others—all giving polished, professional, multi-point answers that completely contradict each other with equal confidence.
The comic suggests we’ve traded human chaos for algorithmic chaos dressed up in professional formatting. All responses sound authoritative and thoughtful, yet they all say different things.

The Joy of Tech@joyoftech· May 18

A Short History of Coding... www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

Title: A Short History of Coding...

Panel One: Tagline: Today… Just copy from an AI code generator! A coder using an AI chatbot to generate code.

Panel Two: Tagline: Yesterday… Just copy from Stack Overflow! A coder using an older Mac to surf Stack Overflow for code.

Panel Three: Tagline: Before that… Just copy from usenet!
A woman using an old CRT monitor to get code from Usenet groups.

Panel Four: Tagline: Way before that… Two punch card coders are in front of a punch card machine. One is showing a card to the other, who is holding a blank card. There is a pencil and a card puncher on the table in front of them.
The one coder says “Just copy where the holes go!”

The Joy of Tech@joyoftech· May 14

The cost of AI. www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

$The scene: A boss has called a meeting of his employees. He is talking to them with a glum expression. Panel One: The boss says “I’ve called you all here to say we’re going to be letting you go.” The employees look bummed. Panel Two: The boss continues: I’m sorry, it’s all about our budget and cutting costs. And now AI can do your jobs for a fraction of the expense! The employees look really bummed. Panel Three: 3: The view pulls back to an exterior shot above the office building. We see the boss and employees still in the office meeting through a window, but we now also see the massive construction site: A 500-acre data center being built, a nuclear reactor under construction, cooling towers, cranes everywhere, trucks and construction workers, coal plants burning coal, and smoke and haze in the sky. There is a billboard exclaiming COMING SOON OUR NEW MEGA DATA CENTER, POWERED BY OUR NUCLEAR REACTOR AND COAL GENERATING STATIONS! The boss says” We need to trim expenses and streamline operations!”$

The Joy of Tech@joyoftech· May 10

Never underestimate Mom. www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...

The scene: a table with a Mother’s Day cake, with a son presenting an unwrapped Mac Mini to his mom.

Son: Happy Mother’s Day Mom! Here’s my old mac mini! You can hook it up to your old pc’s monitor, keyboard, and mouse!

Mom: um… that’s nice, dear.

Mom thinking… My son, the Cheapo! He just couldn’t part with a little bit of dough to get me a sweet MacBook Neo with 8 gigs of ram, Magic keyboard with touch ID, and a wireless mouse. Sheesh!
And that’s an old Mini, not even a M chip Mini!
I’m changing my will!

Tagline: Never underestimate the uber geekiness of Mom.

The Joy of Tech@joyoftech· May 8

Mutually Assured Reclamation www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo...