Kathy’s Tech Blog

This isn’t about hardware, software, the Internet, or hardly anything having to do with technology. However, the “Dilbert” comic strip holds wide appeal for geeks and non-geeks alike. I’m a big fan myself, having discovered Dilbert during my days in a cubicle. (On my first read I thought someone had been very creative to put a documentary in cartoon form. )
Until I saw the story below, I didn’t realize that author Scott Adams has suffered for 18 months with a condition called spasmodic dysphonia, which rendered him unable to engage in normal speech. More fascinating than the dysfunction itself is that Adams came up with an amazing way to “trick” (some might say “hack”) his brain into speaking again.

At the end of this post, Adams requested that readers comment on the happiest moment of their lives, so there are hundreds of contributions guaranteed to give even the most hard-nosed hacker the warm fuzzies. If you want to feel good, follow the link below.

“Dilbert” author gets voice back