Gee Finger Poking

What is Gee Finger Poking?


1.

The process of modifying things to find out what they do without fully understanding the consequences of such actions. Driven by a strong sense of curiosity without a strong knowledge base. Usually performed by the most unqualified people in production environments. It can be as simple as flicking a switch, or performing computer modifications. Consequences are usually significant, such as lost revenue, or even the loss of life.

Richard to himself: "Gee... I wonder what this does.", while changing the port of a website.

Frank: Do you know why the site is down?

Tom: It looks like Richard was Gee Finger Poking in IIS again.

See dicking around, fooling around, messing, messing around, playing

2.

The process of modifying things to find out what they do without fully understanding the consequences of such actions. Driven by a strong sense of curiosity without a strong knowledge base. Usually performed by the most unqualified people in production environments. It can be as simple as flicking a switch, or performing computer modifications. Consequences are usually significant, such as lost revenue, or even the loss of life.

Richard to himself: "Gee... I wonder what this does.", while changing the port of a website.

Frank: Do you know why the site is down?

Tom: It looks like Richard was Gee Finger Poking in IIS again.

See messing, messing around

3.

The process of toggling switches or options to find out what they do without fully understanding the consequences of such actions. Usually performed by the most unqualified people in production environments.

Frank: Do you know why the site is down?

Tom: It looks like Richard was Gee Finger Poking in IIS again.

See messing around, screwing around, dicking around, fucking around


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