Observed arrival · 2026-10-03
It’s Not the Fucking Network: An IT Excuse Generator
A browser-based generator gives network engineers 376 sarcastic explanations for why an incident might not be the network’s fault.
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- Network engineers, sysadmins, and help desk teams
- Worth noticing
- The browser can remember a reader’s progress with local storage, and each category cycles through its collection before repeating.
Field notes
The interface separates the incident prompt from an “official defense,” an alleged culprit, and next steps. The DNS and firewall collections are listed at 56 excuses each; slow-application and failed-deployment collections are listed at 44 each. The page says categories cycle through their collections before repeating, with browser progress retained when local storage is available.
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