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What's "tfa"?

by SilverSlash 8mo ago

What's "tfa"?

chihuahua 8mo ago
The Fine Article. It's a reference to "RTFM" = Read the F'ing Manual.
fennecbutt 8mo ago
You couldn't Google this? I mean, even ChatGPT is capable of doing that.
- arcanemachiner 8mo ago
  > TFA most commonly refers to Trifluoroacetic acid, a highly persistent, mobile "forever chemical" (PFAS) found globally in water and soil, widely used in organic chemistry as a solvent.
  - runarberg 8mo ago
    When I searched for "its in the tfa meaning" this was my third result on Duck Duck Go: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19781756 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19781756 When I searched for "tfa internet meaning", The fifth result looked helpful so I clicked it, and it was: https://www.noslang.com/search/tfa https://www.noslang.com/search/tfa Searching the internet wasn’t hard before AI, and it isn’t hard today.
    - arcanemachiner 8mo ago
      I just googled "what is tfa", and none of the results on the first page were related to the current topic.
      - runarberg 8mo ago
        But surely your search engine must have given you the answer within your first three clicks, if not, perhaps you should consider a better search engine.
      - DANmode 8mo ago
        Try “TFA acronym Internet forums”.
  - DANmode 8mo ago
    You must be one of those “AI can’t possibly make anyone more productive” folks.
    - runarberg 8mo ago
      Don’t know about your parent, but I am certainly on of those “AI can’t make anyone more productive”. Well, at least I would say that while being a bit hyperbolic. But folks like us who prefer to see claims by corporations trying to sell you stuff backed by behavioral research before we start taking the corporation’s word for it.
  - fennecbutt 7mo ago
    "hackernews TFA" get better search skills.
- igregoryca 8mo ago
  The irony is that web searches for an explanation of something often lead to a discussion thread where the poster is downvoted and berated for daring to ask people instead of Google. And then there's one commenter who actually actually explains the thing you were wondering about.

What's "tfa"?

chihuahua 8mo ago

The Fine Article. It's a reference to "RTFM" = Read the F'ing Manual.

fennecbutt 8mo ago

You couldn't Google this? I mean, even ChatGPT is capable of doing that.

arcanemachiner 8mo ago
> TFA most commonly refers to Trifluoroacetic acid, a highly persistent, mobile "forever chemical" (PFAS) found globally in water and soil, widely used in organic chemistry as a solvent.
- runarberg 8mo ago
  When I searched for "its in the tfa meaning" this was my third result on Duck Duck Go: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19781756 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19781756 When I searched for "tfa internet meaning", The fifth result looked helpful so I clicked it, and it was: https://www.noslang.com/search/tfa https://www.noslang.com/search/tfa Searching the internet wasn’t hard before AI, and it isn’t hard today.
  - arcanemachiner 8mo ago
    I just googled "what is tfa", and none of the results on the first page were related to the current topic.
    - runarberg 8mo ago
      But surely your search engine must have given you the answer within your first three clicks, if not, perhaps you should consider a better search engine.
    - DANmode 8mo ago
      Try “TFA acronym Internet forums”.
- DANmode 8mo ago
  You must be one of those “AI can’t possibly make anyone more productive” folks.
  - runarberg 8mo ago
    Don’t know about your parent, but I am certainly on of those “AI can’t make anyone more productive”. Well, at least I would say that while being a bit hyperbolic. But folks like us who prefer to see claims by corporations trying to sell you stuff backed by behavioral research before we start taking the corporation’s word for it.
- fennecbutt 7mo ago
  "hackernews TFA" get better search skills.
igregoryca 8mo ago
The irony is that web searches for an explanation of something often lead to a discussion thread where the poster is downvoted and berated for daring to ask people instead of Google. And then there's one commenter who actually actually explains the thing you were wondering about.