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Ah. Thank you. What does "RTFM" mean?



Read The Fucking Manual. And did typing that comment really take less time than typing RTFM in your search engine of choice?


Yes, because I didn't have to leave HN to type that comment.


You don't have a digital Húsvættir to answer questions you speak aloud?


Is that like a Humane AI pin?


It means "home/house spirit" and from context sounds like they're referring to Google Home or Alexa.


thx; TIL


PEBCAK


"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.


Thank you.


"Read The Fucking Manual". Something you would regularly hear from your BOFH back in the day.


What does "BOFH" stand for?


> 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


Read the fucking manual




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