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> One example of tacit knowledge is knowing the Dell T420s Tower Servers have very poor cooling for the raid controllers and often, this can cook them over time

> One example of tacit knowledge is knowing the Dell T420s Tower Servers have very poor cooling for the raid controllers and often, this can cook them over time, requiring replacement or, at least repasting the heatsink. I don't even think that is tacit knowledge. Tacit knowledge is how do you know when the edge of your chisel is too dull and need re-honing. (It feels off.) Or knowing how much weight transfer you need to safely navigate a given turn with a motorcycle. Or to grab a more similar example: Tacit knowledge is looking at a computer case you have never seen before and thinking "that doesn't look like enough cooling, we should calculate and check".

sonicanatidae 3y ago
This gets muddy real fast. One could argue that tacit knowledge also applies when it comes to the feel of pulling laptops apart without breaking the tiny little clips. It takes a few before you get the feel for it, because the difference between snapping a tiny little case clip and not snapping it are about 1 psi (borrowing a term) difference..lol
- soks86 3y ago
  That absolutely sounds like it. I opened several laptops with spudger tools. Now I can open random items I didn't watch videos for just because I have an idea of how it _might_ be assembled.
- krisoft 3y ago
  > One could argue that tacit knowledge also applies when it comes to the feel of pulling laptops apart without breaking the tiny little clips. I agree that that is tacit knowledge. > This gets muddy real fast. I don't see how your example demonstrates the muddyness?
PH95VuimJjqBqy 3y ago
it kind of blows me away how many people on these forums don't know what tacit knowledge is. tacit knowledge is being able to ride a bicycle. You'll never describe it well enough that a child can hop on the bicycle and ride it the first time. the knowledge that enables someone to successfully ride a bicycle is tacit knowledge.
soks86 3y ago
I've explained bugs and developed exploits just from noticing odd behavior in video games. I know how a team is organized, I knew the multiplayer feature was tacked on (probably by interns), I know about network code edge cases, bada-bing bada-boom I can trigger a bug and understand why it happens without ever seeing their code. Or sitting in a theater and just noticing the lighting setup and transitions rather than the performance itself.

sonicanatidae 3y ago

This gets muddy real fast. One could argue that tacit knowledge also applies when it comes to the feel of pulling laptops apart without breaking the tiny little clips. It takes a few before you get the feel for it, because the difference between snapping a tiny little case clip and not snapping it are about 1 psi (borrowing a term) difference..lol

soks86 3y ago
That absolutely sounds like it. I opened several laptops with spudger tools. Now I can open random items I didn't watch videos for just because I have an idea of how it _might_ be assembled.
krisoft 3y ago
> One could argue that tacit knowledge also applies when it comes to the feel of pulling laptops apart without breaking the tiny little clips. I agree that that is tacit knowledge. > This gets muddy real fast. I don't see how your example demonstrates the muddyness?

PH95VuimJjqBqy 3y ago

it kind of blows me away how many people on these forums don't know what tacit knowledge is. tacit knowledge is being able to ride a bicycle. You'll never describe it well enough that a child can hop on the bicycle and ride it the first time. the knowledge that enables someone to successfully ride a bicycle is tacit knowledge.

soks86 3y ago

I've explained bugs and developed exploits just from noticing odd behavior in video games. I know how a team is organized, I knew the multiplayer feature was tacked on (probably by interns), I know about network code edge cases, bada-bing bada-boom I can trigger a bug and understand why it happens without ever seeing their code. Or sitting in a theater and just noticing the lighting setup and transitions rather than the performance itself.