ChrisMayLA6 ,
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Tom Gauld on the problem of the 'bad workman [sic] blaming their tools'.... too often we blame for our own failings... from to ....


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pthane ,
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@ChrisMayLA6 @bookstodon PEBKAC as we used to say in tech support. Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair.

Teachered ,
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A techie colleague in my work place would counter complaints about the I.T. system with the pithy phrase 'shit in,shit out'.

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@Teachered @ChrisMayLA6 @bookstodon There's also the well know PEBCAK - Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard

paulste ,
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Alternatively, as I remember it:
, "Problem In Chair Not In Computer"

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@paulste @HighlandLawyer @Teachered @ChrisMayLA6 @bookstodon

I’d heard PEBCAK before but not PICNIC. I kind of like PICNIC.

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Problem exists between chair and keyboard.

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@PeteZ @Teachered @paulste @HighlandLawyer @ChrisMayLA6 @bookstodon
Another variant for networking problems is a "Layer 8" problem.

There's a famous network description model, the OSI Model. It divides networks in seven conceptual layers.

Layer 8 is people.

KimSJ ,
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@ChrisMayLA6 @bookstodon Probably he hasn’t vacuumed the carpets or scrubbed the kitchen a sufficient number of times. 😜

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