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Circuit Chuckles · Daily comic

Ticket Closed

Published Friday, 14 August 2026 · By Security.io

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In a four-panel black-and-white newspaper comic at a help desk, Rusty closes a ticket while the security alert remains active, then declares the continuing alert a separate issue as Glitch objects.

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Rusty treats closing a ticket as resolution even though the security alert is still active.

Transcript

Accessible reading order
  1. Panel 1 — Glitch: Did we fix the alert?
  2. Panel 2 — Rusty: I closed the ticket.
  3. Panel 3 — Glitch: The alert is still active.
  4. Panel 4 — Rusty: Then it is a separate issue now.