It's late on a Friday night. I'm babysitting my granddaughter, reading the newspaper and perusing the web. A few comic strips I read today provide a bit of wry commentary on the state of things in our always-high-tech and often-maddening world.

First, a perceptive Dilbert has a calloused, but dangerously accurate view of market projections ...

Both Louann and Gunther are searching for their personal identities ...

Rat longs for the old, disconnected, but somehow simpler life ...

And big media can't quite let go of the old while it clamors for the new ...

If you can't read the sign, it says "Today in the Times: Print media isn't dead! Go to our website for the whole story.

Call it "Societal Assessment by Comic Strip. A new professional-sounding name for my comic strip addiction.

And have a great weekend! More good comics in the morning.

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