September 24, 2014
#1425: Tasks explain

[Ponytail sitting at a computer with Cueball standing behind her.]
Cueball: When a user takes a photo, the app should check whether they’re in a national park…
Ponytail: Sure, easy GIS lookup. Gimme a few hours.
Cueball: …and check whether the photo is of a bird.
Ponytail: I’ll need a research team and five years.
[Caption below the panel:]
In CS, it can be hard to explain the difference between the easy and the virtually impossible.