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       Dogbert holds a pointer and stands next to the caption, "How Nature
       Protects Weak Products."   The caption says, "First, the engineer pads
       his schedule."  Dilbert and the Boss sit at a conference table.  The
       Boss asks, "Six months?"  Dilbert replies, "At least."   Dilbert
       thinks, "One month to build the product and five months to play 'Doom'
       on my computer."   The caption says, "Then the manager pads the
       schedule as a clever negotiating ploy."  The Boss tells an executive,
       "One year . . . Unless you add people to my tiny empire."   The
       caption says, "Then the vice president pads the schedule to avoid
       looking bad to the president."  The VP kisses the president's toes and
       says, "Eighteen months."   The caption says, "Meanwhile, the sales
       people are making up numbers because nobody tells them anything."  A
       man tells a woman, "Two months . . . And it solves every problem you
       have!"   The caption says, "This causes the customers to develop
       irrational desire for the product."  A woman says into the phone,
       "Give me the 'beta' test version in one month."   The caption says,
       "Thus nature disguises weak products as 'beta.'"  The woman looks at a
       device and says, "Cardboard?  That's stupid."  Dilbert replies, "Oh .