In These Challenging Economic Times
Added 2025-03-06 01:26:42 +0000 UTCcustomer service LLMs are even more idiotic in the QC universe
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That must be how Elon Musk keeps all his offspring up to date.
legobil
2025-03-09 00:17:37 +0000 UTCOh god, that would be so gross. The only way to keep in touch or even know what he is up to is through a one way communication channel that he himself isn’t even writing.
legobil
2025-03-09 00:15:11 +0000 UTCAnd yet, multiple people missed it. No, they clearly weren’t paying attention.
Phil_M
2025-03-08 21:57:16 +0000 UTCIt made perfect sense to me. Hanners says Sven is looking for a relationship. Ahn says "imagine meeting your soulmate at your own sister's wedding." She's obviously talking about Sven meeting *his* soulmate at *his* sister's wedding. Especially considering her next comment that she's only there for the sex.
awgiedawgie
2025-03-08 19:27:39 +0000 UTCOk Anh is cool and all but what about a character we haven't heard from in a while ....... BEMBO?
Jon Wilson
2025-03-08 19:13:57 +0000 UTCTeflon retainer cuff for the shoulder joint, I think.
Stephen Wells
2025-03-07 07:16:33 +0000 UTCI like the whole visually about Faye and her customer, and audibly about Anh.
Carl G Knoblock
2025-03-07 05:32:26 +0000 UTCI continue to wonder at the first panel; is that a tiny pair of ladies undies? I'm sure it's a part of that guy's shoulder, but still...
Doc Gumby
2025-03-07 02:34:40 +0000 UTCGold star for spelling phthalo right. I always used to forget the h right after the p.
Holly Nelson
2025-03-07 01:56:14 +0000 UTC"This is gonna be the best date ever!"
ValdVin
2025-03-07 00:43:57 +0000 UTCIt actually belongs to Crushbot. It's *very* stretchy.
BookBeard
2025-03-06 23:41:22 +0000 UTCLooks to be about the right size for a Ken. Or an Allen (Ken's friend; all Ken's clothes fit him).
prettydragoon
2025-03-06 23:35:55 +0000 UTCI think Jeph should have put a footnote in that strip... Maybe a family tree?
enchantedsleeper
2025-03-06 19:18:05 +0000 UTCAnd then food service again, at Hex-mex Pagan Taqueria. https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4330
BookBeard
2025-03-06 17:47:17 +0000 UTCDora is Sven’s sister. That reference had nothing to do with Anh’s relationships to anyone.
Phil_M
2025-03-06 14:55:29 +0000 UTCOk, I'm confused as to what Anh's relationship to Tai is. She refers to the wedding as being her "own sister's" in 5416. Are they actual sisters, sorority, or just good friends? I do like the idea of Zoltan being a certified sex therapist as well as tech mogul.
John Bensetler
2025-03-06 14:44:35 +0000 UTC@David Paul Correct: food service https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=5314
Ailadi
2025-03-06 14:43:44 +0000 UTCHmm, wonder when in our universe they'll start taking AI hype bros to court accusing them of slavery.
Rich Holmes
2025-03-06 14:28:53 +0000 UTCProbably if they used real AI they'd have to pay it as an employee.
Rich Holmes
2025-03-06 14:25:50 +0000 UTCWow, Anh’s father raises emotionally distant parenting to the level of a science and a high art. Under the circumstances, the fact that her flaws are merely being a bit materialistic and unthinking reflects rather well on her.
Phil_M
2025-03-06 14:14:16 +0000 UTCRemember that she said that it *normally* takes her 48 hours to get a meeting with her father. This kind of thing clearly predates her moving out, even if it has just got worse.
Phil_M
2025-03-06 14:11:02 +0000 UTCBut this isn’t supposed to be business.
Phil_M
2025-03-06 14:08:13 +0000 UTCMaybe for a doll collection?
Sean Kinlin
2025-03-06 13:50:55 +0000 UTCAlas, I doubt that Anh has the capacity to generate that level of fury yet. She's still got far too much self-doubt. Yet another thing to learn from her new boss.
Stewart MacWilliam
2025-03-06 13:32:14 +0000 UTCA Faye-kowt?
Stewart MacWilliam
2025-03-06 13:23:25 +0000 UTCThis does explain a number of things about Anh.
enchantedsleeper
2025-03-06 13:05:20 +0000 UTCIt's really puzzling to imagine that technological development in a universe with sentient AI, though... Maybe some butthurt tech bro set out to make "AI that doesn't talk back".
enchantedsleeper
2025-03-06 13:04:21 +0000 UTCTilly in Cubetown is one possibility I never imagined and I'm here for it. I think they're happy up with Station but it would be funny to see them drop in (literally). Maybe Claire will be randomly on a call with them to discuss some kind of shared project.
enchantedsleeper
2025-03-06 13:03:04 +0000 UTC100
enchantedsleeper
2025-03-06 13:02:00 +0000 UTCBubbles would cause widespread property damage for that booty :D
enchantedsleeper
2025-03-06 13:01:39 +0000 UTC@Joseph Bonnar it would explain a LOT about her demeanour and personality. Either customer support, retail or food service (how they are not parts of Dante's Inferno is beyond me).
David Paul
2025-03-06 12:51:53 +0000 UTCShe went to check on Roko. There were a few strips with them hanging out and Bubbles mentioned that she hadn't heard from Faye yet, which she was "unsure how to interpret" - we now know that Faye had been blindsided by Anh. https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=5510 When Anh showed up we got an "Earlier that morning..." to show that this happened while Bubbles was out. https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=5512 It was made more complicated by the fact that we've been cutting back and forth to Cubetown and also Willow's emotional trials in the coffee shop while this was happening. Props to Jeph for setting out to balance so many different threads, may the force be with him 🍀
enchantedsleeper
2025-03-06 12:51:41 +0000 UTCWhere is she, btw? Did I miss some part where it was established she was away?
Kiloku
2025-03-06 12:30:56 +0000 UTCBubbles deserves all the good things, including dat ass.
Stephen Wells
2025-03-06 11:35:11 +0000 UTCoh ANH 😭
Boots McGoot
2025-03-06 10:08:36 +0000 UTCI'm guessing that Faye normally has Bubbles to help her pop joints into sockets and so on. Without her, the rope is a necessary substitute.
enchantedsleeper
2025-03-06 07:42:36 +0000 UTCI'm actually not sure this has anything directly to do with Anh leaving. I mean, she clearly didn't have a great relationship with her parents. But nothing has changed there either.
enchantedsleeper
2025-03-06 07:40:37 +0000 UTCThis result was nothing like any of the responses I was expecting after the last comic! Nice job keeping us on our toes Jeph!
Onyx
2025-03-06 06:38:27 +0000 UTCGood job Faye! Now do the other one.
legobil
2025-03-06 06:29:37 +0000 UTCI also like the “here , hold your arm” situation in panel 1.
legobil
2025-03-06 06:28:59 +0000 UTCYeah. They are more than up to par to this.
legobil
2025-03-06 06:27:07 +0000 UTCScary thing is your headcannon makes perfect sense for their universe.
Mark Nach
2025-03-06 05:59:43 +0000 UTCNothing about Veronica Reed is common. Not even her technique. 😈
Mark Nach
2025-03-06 05:56:09 +0000 UTCThe windup of that progression, in panel 4, made me laugh so hard I went into a coughing fit. Well done, our artist.
Ursus Ridens
2025-03-06 05:40:27 +0000 UTCThat's a common BDSM technique so Imma say Mrs. Reed.
Opus the Poet
2025-03-06 05:36:35 +0000 UTCFaye that jock strap is MUCH too tiny for anyone here, why do you even have that?
Fart Captor
2025-03-06 05:15:43 +0000 UTCAnd what I'm increasingly seeing in applications, prompts to enable some feature I've never wanted and never will, with the only options being: "Yes!" and "Ask again later", rather than "No, and never ask me again"
Frank Wales
2025-03-06 05:00:28 +0000 UTCDon't forget the ones that when you try to cancel a subscription, first take you to a page that merely pauses your subscription for a small amount of time before automatically restarting and the text to actually cancel is really tiny and looks like you're trying to cancel the process of canceling the subscription.
James H. Hobbs
2025-03-06 04:42:39 +0000 UTCSuddenly every decision we have seen her make in the entire comic seem a lot more reasonable.
Bagge
2025-03-06 04:41:18 +0000 UTC@BookBeard, you have given me a new headcanon. Iris spent years working as a phone service tech, went to a low stress gardening job to clear her mind, and THEN ran into Willow!
Joseph Bonnar
2025-03-06 04:01:34 +0000 UTCThe line "Don't worry, it'll pass" is, I think, the best end to a comic I've seen this year.
Joseph Bonnar
2025-03-06 03:58:35 +0000 UTCGod, I was trying to get a warranty claim on a battery and the LLM about made me show up armed to their HQ
Carl
2025-03-06 03:47:34 +0000 UTCMystery third option, Pintsize
Byron Wright
2025-03-06 03:29:21 +0000 UTCFaye is just getting constantly buffer and hotter. Bubbles is absolutely spoiled. ❤️
panpolypuff
2025-03-06 03:28:31 +0000 UTCOr from Veronica?
Sean Kinlin
2025-03-06 03:27:49 +0000 UTCIt was a Faye-nt.
Sean Kinlin
2025-03-06 03:27:02 +0000 UTCOddly Tilly was my least favorite recurring character. I would take Barry over Tilly.
SilverbackRon
2025-03-06 03:17:19 +0000 UTCY'all think Faye learned her rope technique from Marten?
William Cole
2025-03-06 03:05:09 +0000 UTCRight next to the "You have unsubscribed, please allow up to ten days for your request to be processed" person.
Rich Holmes
2025-03-06 03:04:59 +0000 UTCWhat do you mean, "we don't carry bat costumes in phthalo green"?!
SpookyPenguin
2025-03-06 03:01:37 +0000 UTCOr the evil genius that came up with the ambiguously labeled "confirm" or "submit" button after you've unsubscribed that makes you think maybe you haven't finished yet but actually it resubscribes you. There is a special circle of hell just for that guy.
BookBeard
2025-03-06 03:00:06 +0000 UTCOne good thing about Faye is she’s always got a shoulder you can try on.
Sleepy John
2025-03-06 02:56:00 +0000 UTCEasy, repetitive, and tedious to the point of homicide-inducing madness. Just like for humans.
BookBeard
2025-03-06 02:54:57 +0000 UTC*GASP!!!*
Doc Gumby
2025-03-06 02:54:35 +0000 UTCHeeeey, wait a minute... Faye doesn't seem to be using a left handed screwdriver OR a buttfor to do this repair. You know... I'm starting to suspect she was just making that stuff up!
BookBeard
2025-03-06 02:51:42 +0000 UTCIsn't Tilly in a relationship with Station? I hope they didn't break up!
Jon Wilson
2025-03-06 02:51:05 +0000 UTCI wouldn't even bother
Zak Reichle
2025-03-06 02:40:03 +0000 UTCWhy not both? This sort of thing is most commonly part of a long chain of causes whose effects are causes of more effects, and so ad infinitum.
Rich Holmes
2025-03-06 02:32:21 +0000 UTCNow Anh has a new reason to befriend Hannelore - "can I borrow the orbital bombardment app for a couple of minutes? pleeeease?"
Mark Eichin
2025-03-06 02:30:44 +0000 UTCDonnie's not wrong, but Am is more right.
Doc Gumby
2025-03-06 02:26:32 +0000 UTCI admire the confidence of whoever first wrote, “Didn’t mean to unsubscribe? Click here.”
Magic Beans
2025-03-06 02:23:21 +0000 UTCImagine being a robot and getting a job in phone service. Would it be the easiest job in the world to them, or would it be a living, introspective hell?
Yelling Bird
2025-03-06 02:19:36 +0000 UTCI almost forgot about Tilly. They should show up again; a PA with space and AI experience would make a great assistant Librarian.
Verteiron
2025-03-06 02:12:34 +0000 UTCSamuel & Thunder, thank you for teaming up to give me the words I needed to make this point! Been struggling to find the comparison! You both rock!
Darren Franzen
2025-03-06 02:10:49 +0000 UTC"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits" (anon.)
Rich Holmes
2025-03-06 02:09:31 +0000 UTCBubbles, get your no-doubt-stunning behind to work and help your partner!
Doc Gumby
2025-03-06 02:07:50 +0000 UTCShe had the joint open so long she gave them the cold shoulder.
Sean Kinlin
2025-03-06 02:02:52 +0000 UTCNo, I think that's in response to her leaving.
Am Queue
2025-03-06 01:54:45 +0000 UTCWaiting for the next strip when the camera moves to her. "At first she was just furious but now I think Ahn's face might be stuck this way." https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3636
ValdVin
2025-03-06 01:50:48 +0000 UTCFaye looking good in these!
Shawn K. Younkin
2025-03-06 01:48:05 +0000 UTC"There's another human right there." "... That's a hamster." "Close enough."
Thunder
2025-03-06 01:47:54 +0000 UTC"customer service LLMs are even more idiotic in the QC universe" not possible
lilibat
2025-03-06 01:43:17 +0000 UTCI need to know what a QC version of an AI thinks about LLMs and the fact that they are called AI (in our universe anyway)
Samuel Fout
2025-03-06 01:42:44 +0000 UTCYou know, I drove past Northampton last weekend, and I was surprised not to see any smoke billowing from a dumpster fire.
Rich Holmes
2025-03-06 01:34:51 +0000 UTCI like to think we only got the tail-end of her lengthy 'fuck around' arc and now we're in full-on 'find out'.
voyager-ngc5195
2025-03-06 01:33:33 +0000 UTCOnly after they were properly disarmed!
Shawn K. Younkin
2025-03-06 01:32:54 +0000 UTCThe look on his face when she goes inside is priceless. I make the same face when I’m getting a shot.
JMK
2025-03-06 01:31:33 +0000 UTCI can't imagine how much it would fuck me up to have to schedule a talk with my parents via several tiers of assistants.
Elberik
2025-03-06 01:31:22 +0000 UTC"Would you like to subscribe to your father's newsletter?"
Sean Kinlin
2025-03-06 01:31:02 +0000 UTCWelcome to modern business, Ahn.
Michael Boettger
2025-03-06 01:29:58 +0000 UTCI like that in the QC universe LLMs were invented because the actual AIs wanted to be paid properly
Veronica Jane
2025-03-06 01:29:56 +0000 UTCFaye has her customer on the ropes.
Sean Kinlin
2025-03-06 01:29:27 +0000 UTCAnh needs XKCD's shibboleet code to jump the queue
Jason Wotzko
2025-03-06 01:29:01 +0000 UTCAhn would not let bureaucracy stop her. An admirable trait.
Tannerbot
2025-03-06 01:28:58 +0000 UTCOoh, that's why she left
DonnieRamesJio
2025-03-06 01:28:37 +0000 UTC
