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The Fucking Article. As in RTFM.

by echelon_musk 3y ago

bookofjoe 3y ago
Ah. Thank you. What does "RTFM" mean?
- Thiez 3y ago
  Read The Fucking Manual. And did typing that comment really take less time than typing RTFM in your search engine of choice?
  - bookofjoe 3y ago
    Yes, because I didn't have to leave HN to type that comment.
    - Apocryphon 3y ago
      PEBCAK
    - ben_w 3y ago
      You don't have a digital Húsvættir to answer questions you speak aloud?
      - 082349872349872 3y ago
        thx; TIL
      - bookofjoe 3y ago
        Is that like a Humane AI pin?
        MacsHeadroom 3y ago
        It means "home/house spirit" and from context sounds like they're referring to Google Home or Alexa.
- PaulCarrack 3y ago
  "Read The Fucking Manual". Something you would regularly hear from your BOFH back in the day.
  - bookofjoe 3y ago
    What does "BOFH" stand for?
    - fragmede 3y ago
      > The Bastard Operator From Hell (BOFH) is a fictional rogue computer operator created by Simon Travaglia, who takes out his anger on users (who are "lusers" to him) and others who pester him with their computer problems, uses his expertise against his enemies and manipulates his employer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastard_Operator_From_Hell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastard_Operator_From_Hell
- scarmig 3y ago
  "Read The Fucking Manual." It was a common phrase earlier in the tech ecosystem when someone would come in and ask simple questions that could be answered by reading the man pages, although it has fallen out of favor because it's perceived as overly aggressive/mean.
  - bookofjoe 3y ago
    Thank you.
- deleted 3y ago
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- dgfitz 3y ago
  Read the fucking manual