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Re:I almost got hacked by a 'job interview' by bitwize on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @01:05PM (#45595549)
Whoever was operating that profile DFE'd. This is why you archive.
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Re:I almost got hacked by a 'job interview' by eli-talktalk on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @01:06PM (#45595562)
what is dfe
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Re:I almost got hacked by a 'job interview' by fsckboy on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @01:09PM (#45595603)
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dfe

DFE "deleted everything"

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Re:I almost got hacked by a 'job interview' by sethammons on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @01:26PM (#45595831)
Why censor your answer?

The F is for Fucking.

DFE: Delete Fucking Everything.

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Re:I almost got hacked by a 'job interview' by jfengel on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @03:11PM (#45597075)
It's a joke. An older version of the joke, from Usenet, is that RTFM stands for "Read The Manual".

The gag is that the newbie asking the question will wonder why the F wasn't included in the expansion, and rapidly figure it out. Or they ask, and you make fun of them for it. The joke is either kinda cerebral or really juvenile... and the tension between the two is part of the joke.

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Re:I almost got hacked by a 'job interview' by Exoristos on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @04:14PM (#45597826)
[delayed]
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Re:I almost got hacked by a 'job interview' by jibal on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @06:19PM (#45598993)
It was Read the Fine Manual.
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Re:I almost got hacked by a 'job interview' by neilv on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @01:56PM (#45596218) 

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