Problem Exists: Between Chair And keyboard
Macabeo Eastman
Related terms such as PEBMAC ("problem exists between monitor and chair"), identity error or ID-10T/1D-10T error ("idiot error"), PICNIC ("problem in chair, not in computer"), IBM error ("idiot behind machine error"), skill issue ("lack of skill"), and other similar phrases are also used as slang in technical circles with derogatory meaning.[1] This usage implies a lack of computer savviness, asserting that problems arising when using a device are the fault of the user. Critics of the term argue that the problems are caused instead by poor product designs that fail to anticipate the capabilities and needs of the user.
Phrases used by the tech savvy to mean that a problem is caused entirely by the fault of the user include PEBKAC[8] (an acronym for "problem exists between keyboard and chair"), PEBCAK[9] (an alternative, but similar, acronym for "problem exists between chair and keyboard"), POBCAK (a US government/military acronym for "problem occurs between chair and keyboard"), PICNIC[10] ("problem in chair not in computer") and EBKAC ("Error between keyboard and chair"). Another variant is PEBUAK (Problem Exists Between User and Keyboard).
In Swedish the phrase skit bakom spakarna ("shit behind the levers") or skit bakom styret ("shit behind steering wheel") or the abbreviation "SBS-problem" is used. A variant used in the ICT domain is skit bakom tangenterna ("shit behind the keyboard") abbreviated "SBT".
The automotive repair persons' version is referring to the cause of a problem as a "faulty steering actuator", "broken linkage between the seat and the steering wheel", "loose nut between the steering wheel and the seat," or more simply, "loose nut behind the wheel." Similarly, typewriter repair people used to refer to "a loose nut behind the keyboard" or a "defective keyboard controller."
My issue is resolved.
The error for me exists between the keyboard and the chair.
I was getting the 429 errors with my free usage. My completions never worked.
In error, in order to fix, I signed up for a paid account. The problem was I signed up for the Plus account which gave me better access through the website thinking it was also API related. Tonight I decided to sign up for pay as you go and I am now receiving completions.
And thus we come back to PEBCAK, I suggest that we are looking at the wrong keyboard and chair, I think that we as Security Professionals should stop looking at users as the problem but rather as part of the solution. The quicker we do that the quicker we will be building a more secure workforce and hopefully making our jobs easier!
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