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by wojcikstefan 1738 days ago
What does "TFA" mean?
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chris_j 1738 days ago
The f**ing article. A piece of internet slang that goes back many years, possibly originating on Slashdot and referring to the article that we're discussing here.
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jaredsohn 1738 days ago
May have come from RTFM (manual) which according to this wikipedia link may have originated in 1979 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTFA
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comprev 1738 days ago
The "Featured" Article
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eCa 1738 days ago
The Freaking Article, in other words, the linked article whose thread this is.
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