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O'Rly: Blaming the User (infosec.pub)
submitted 14 hours ago by gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
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[–] zqwzzle@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 hour ago

Pairs well with

[–] Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 hour ago

I'm so glad I didn't end up going into IT. Retail can be tiring but IT would be soul destroying.

[–] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 8 points 11 hours ago

Aww RIP Tarder Sauce

[–] mushroommunk@lemmy.today 18 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

Maybe if they were willing to even touch the user manual or ask a question instead of just going "it's broke" we wouldn't blame them.

[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 25 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

i see you have studied the book well!

[–] homes@piefed.world 3 points 13 hours ago

Happy cake day!

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Or at least say what's broke...

The worse people are the ones that generate most of the interactions, so every side is biased.

[–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 1 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

There are morons on both sides. Some refuse to read, others refuse to provide information in a way that’s accessible without C.S. degree.

The average person is a moron. If a dev fails to provide information comprehensible to a moron, they are a moron, too.

[–] diemartin@sh.itjust.works 10 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

It's always ~~DNS~~ PEBKAC

[–] squirrel@piefed.kobel.fyi 11 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

I thought it's always

PICNICProblem in chair, not in computer

[–] mushroommunk@lemmy.today 10 points 13 hours ago

Only when it's an ID-10T error being thrown.

[–] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 5 points 12 hours ago

Oh, the famous Code 18!

Code 18The problem is standing 18 inches away from the monitor

[–] MaggiWuerze@feddit.org 6 points 13 hours ago

Classic Layer 8 problem

[–] lessthanluigi@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 14 hours ago

Hella

[–] 0ndead 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

We told them to RTFM

[–] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 5 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

You mean the Manufacturer’s opinion?