Re: PEBCAK and frustrated stupidity still exists -- be warned!

2011-01-04 Thread Matthew Saltzman
On Tue, 2011-01-04 at 10:56 -0800, Joe Zeff wrote: > On 01/04/2011 10:02 AM, Matthew Saltzman wrote: > > BTW, Googling PEBKAC yields about 70,700 hits; PEBCAK about 18,700. > > Wikipedia's entry also lists PICNIC ("Problem In Chair, Not In Computer) > > and ID10T as alternative designations for th

Re: PEBCAK and frustrated stupidity still exists -- be warned!

2011-01-04 Thread Joe Zeff
On 01/04/2011 10:02 AM, Matthew Saltzman wrote: > BTW, Googling PEBKAC yields about 70,700 hits; PEBCAK about 18,700. > Wikipedia's entry also lists PICNIC ("Problem In Chair, Not In Computer) > and ID10T as alternative designations for the same issue. Does it mention either Luser or LART? -- use

Re: PEBCAK and frustrated stupidity still exists -- be warned!

2011-01-04 Thread les
On Tue, 2011-01-04 at 12:27 -0500, Tom Horsley wrote: > On Tue, 04 Jan 2011 12:06:22 -0500 > William Case wrote: > > > Only then, in my frustration, did I think to take the side panel off my > > computer, jiggle the cables to the harddrive, remove the cable and > > reattach it. Fixed everything.

Re: PEBCAK and frustrated stupidity still exists -- be warned!

2011-01-04 Thread Matthew Saltzman
On Tue, 2011-01-04 at 17:41 +, g wrote: > On 01/04/2011 05:06 PM, William Case wrote: > > > > I know you might say, I have been there, done that. Even bought the > > T-shirt. But PEBAK continues exist in the best of families. > > sure does continue. that should be *PEBKAC*. > > *Proble

Re: PEBCAK and frustrated stupidity still exists -- be warned!

2011-01-04 Thread g
On 01/04/2011 05:06 PM, William Case wrote: > I know you might say, I have been there, done that. Even bought the > T-shirt. But PEBAK continues exist in the best of families. sure does continue. that should be *PEBKAC*. *Problem Exist Between Keyboard And Chair* (gbwg). -- peace out.

Re: PEBCAK and frustrated stupidity still exists -- be warned!

2011-01-04 Thread Tom Horsley
On Tue, 04 Jan 2011 12:06:22 -0500 William Case wrote: > Only then, in my frustration, did I think to take the side panel off my > computer, jiggle the cables to the harddrive, remove the cable and > reattach it. Fixed everything. Check the dumb stuff first - that's my philosophy! (Had the same

Re: PEBCAK and frustrated stupidity still exists -- be warned!

2011-01-04 Thread William Stock
On Tue, 2011-01-04 at 12:06 -0500, William Case wrote: > This note is just to get some frustration off my chest and to remind the > Fedora community that stupidity can reign no matter how smart you might > think you are. > ... > I know you might say, I have been there, done that. Even bought the