@GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year agowhat are some phrases that you use in your hobby or work that would make no sense to outsiders?message-square97fedilinkarrow-up1164
arrow-up1164message-squarewhat are some phrases that you use in your hobby or work that would make no sense to outsiders?@GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square97fedilink
minus-square@DABDA@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish29•1 year ago Faulty carbon unit PICNIC (Problem In Chair, Not In Computer) or PEBKAC (Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair)
minus-square@Godric@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink13•1 year agoI really like faulty carbon unit, I haven’t heard that one before XD
minus-square@DABDA@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish6•1 year agoIt sounds innocuous when used conversationally too so it’s less likely to be picked up as derogatory. A: “Was the user’s login problem difficult to fix?” B: “Nah, that was a PICNIC to troubleshoot.”
I really like faulty carbon unit, I haven’t heard that one before XD
Sounds like something an AI would say.
I think I might start having to use PICNIC.
It sounds innocuous when used conversationally too so it’s less likely to be picked up as derogatory.
A: “Was the user’s login problem difficult to fix?”
B: “Nah, that was a PICNIC to troubleshoot.”
Add to that RTFM