Comic about the glorious variety that is life, published weekly from Aotearoa New Zealand.

Timesaver

[Triangle-miner digging a tunnel to the right, saying: I always say...] [Triangle-miner continuing to dig a tunnel to the right, tossing earth over their shoulder, saying: A few weeks of work...] [Camera zooms out showing two tunnels being dug against each other, but one is below the other and they narrowly miss. Previously shown miner is in the top tunnel, still digging. A little away to the left is a directional sign pointing left, labeled "600m". Below, there is a second tunnel, where another Triangle-miner is holding a map, and there is question marks around their head. There is also a directional sign pointing right, labeled "700m". The first miner says: Can save you hours of planning!]

[Triangle-miner digging a tunnel to the right, saying: I always say…]

[Triangle-miner continuing to dig a tunnel to the right, tossing earth over their shoulder, saying: A few weeks of work…]

[Camera zooms out showing two tunnels being dug against each other, but one is below the other and they narrowly miss. Previously shown miner is in the top tunnel, still digging. A little away to the left is a directional sign pointing left, labeled “600m”. Below, there is a second tunnel, where another Triangle-miner is holding a map, and there is question marks around their head. There is also a directional sign pointing right, labeled “700m”. The first miner says: Can save you hours of planning!]

The original saying is programmer or sysadmin wisdom (and is about programming), but it applies so well I decided to make a generic version so that everyone can benefit!

I’m not sure about the origin of this, but I can imagine how it came to be. Programmers and sysadmins are anti-systemic folk and react badly to corporate jargon (all these synergies and baseball metaphors). I can see how someone couldn’t stand a particularly egregious wave of jargon and had to let off steam in some way.

It’s meant to be sarcastic, but you can also read it literally if you like. I think sometimes the most joyful thing to do - is to just do!

#folk wisdom