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Circuit Chuckles · Daily comic

Alert Reduction

Published Friday, 21 August 2026 · By Security.io

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In a four-panel black-and-white newspaper comic, Glitch warns that the alert count is still rising while Rusty turns down a volume knob and proudly reports that alert volume has been reduced.

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Rusty solves alert fatigue by muting the alerts instead of resolving them.

Transcript

Accessible reading order
  1. Panel 1 — Glitch: The alert count is still rising.
  2. Panel 2 — Rusty: I will reduce it.
  3. Panel 3 — Rusty: Alert volume reduced.
  4. Panel 4 — Glitch: The alerts are still there.
  5. Panel 4 — Rusty: They are being much more professional.