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[–] [email protected] 32 points 7 months ago

Works on my machine.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It's called PEBCAK.

Brazilian Portuguese has a funnier version named BIOS.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (2 children)

O que significa BIOS (nesse contexto)?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Bicho ignorante operando o sistema.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Oh I love that one! Cheers for the explanation !

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

Burro Idiota Operando o Sistema

[–] [email protected] 23 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Skill issue of the developer to fix it or skill issue of the submitter?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

This could probqbly an alias for "user error".

[–] [email protected] 18 points 7 months ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

I used to classify these as PICNIC.

Problem In Chair, Not In Computer.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Is the skill issue of an unnavigable UI on the part of the user, or the designer of the UI? 🤔

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Our ticketing system has "untrained user" and "works as designed, not as expected" as options. Can't fix the problem if you don't know its nature.