Jul 29, 2016 there are even some rare print editions of travaglias stories, judging by listings on amazon, with titles like bride of the bastard operator from hell and bastard operator from hell iv. I must admit that todays lot is particularly boring, not one good message in all of them. After reading up on operating systems i got in really quickly and learned how to up the priority for my job on the queue. First published in 1992, it is about a magnificent bastard system administrator who is also travaglias alter ego, given that the characters name is simon the very few times any first name is used at all who abuses his position to both inflict misery.
Celebrate system administrator appreciation day with the. First published in 1992, it is about a magnificent bastard system administrator who is also travaglias author avatar, given that the characters name is simon the very few times any first name is used at all that abuses his position to a inflict misery. The higherups of the corporation want this newfangled video conferencing, and the bastard is only happy to oblige, with his usual underhanded tricks, and wanting to dabble in his. The bride of the bastard operator from hell picks up right where the son of the bastard operator from hell leaves off. First published in 1992, it is about a magnificent bastard system administrator who is also travaglias author avatar, given that the characters name is simon the very few times any first name is used at all that abuses his position to a inflict. Despite the picture on the cover, linux journal does not normally advocate violence as a solution to system administration issues. Im bored senseless, so i pass the time by reading users email. The bastard operator from hell university of waterloo. And given the current job market for people who know linux, you can walk away from the next idiot, and the next. As a result, he begins causing havoc by deleting their accounts and files, changing passwords and rights, and other mischievous tasks that cause users grief. The bastart operator frae hell bofh, is an imaginary rogue seestem admeenistrator that taks oot his anger on uisers aft cried lossers, his colleagues, bosses an awbody that gets in his wey the term is uised for tae refer tae ony seestem admeenistrator that shaws or wisses he coud get awa wi the qualities o the oreeginal an aw. I honk my horn but his hearing aids probably turned way down to whisper, so im stuck.
The semicomplete, gluten free, cold pressed and high fibre bofh archives, torn straight from the bastard s own jotter pad by the very forces of nature, now loving presented in a hardtosee font by your favourite web renderer. You know how bored you get when works going on and on and on, and nothing interesting is happening, and youre listening to a radio that picks up one station on fm, and its always the station with the least records in the city, about 5, and one of them is youre so vain which wasnt too bad a song. Celebrate system administrator appreciation day with the bastard. The pfy takes the how to be a bastard operator from hell test. Of course, a true bofh considers this not really as dying, but more of going home for the holidays. Simon travaglia bastard operator from hell 4 dummy mode is forever. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple faq for additional information. I dunno, maybe i should turn the chillers back on, but what the hell, ive got a cold and i need to keep warm if i go into the machine room. So im bored senseless by the usual drivel about some relatives. As an ap im expected to work weird hours so i start putting in some 9 to 5 shifts to see what its like. Being the bastard user from hell means never having to wait for another users program to run.
Based upon the the bastard operator from hell stories written by simon paul travaglia. The electronic rights of the original bofh are owned by datamation magazine. The semicomplete, gluten free, cold pressed and high fibre bofh archives, torn straight from the bastard s own jotter pad by the very forces of nature itself, now loving presented in a hardtosee font by your favourite web renderer. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. The semicomplete, gluten free, cold pressed and high fibre bofh archives, torn straight from the bastards own jotter pad by the very forces of nature, now loving presented in a hardtosee font by your favourite web renderer. December 20 the bastard operator from hell bofh is a fictional rogue computer operator who takes out his anger on users and others who pester him with their computer problems, uses his expertise against his enemies and manipulates his employer. Son of the bastard plan nine, isbn 1929462409 bride of the bastard operator from hell plan nine, isbn 1929462484 dummy mode is forever plan nine, isbn 1929462638.
And as the immediate past bastard operator from hell, i have even higher standards. Bride of the bastard is the third print compilation of the tales of treachery from the register. The bastard operator from hell bofh is a fictional rogue computer operator who takes out. Translation find a translation for bastard operator from hell in other languages. I get back from britian and return to my old stomping grounds to take up a post as an analystprogrammer. Although most episodes are included, some have been inadvertently missed out or had disappeared from the web. I did not try to get superuser privileges right away.
The trouble with the bastard operator from hell linux journal. I hope you like it so much youll tell your friends about it. The bofh engages in a joint angloamerican operation. Short for bastard operator from hell, bofh is a fictional administrator created by simon travaglia that becomes angry with the users hes supposed to be helping. Five seconds later, im getting the upside of 15kv across the nipples. Bastard operator from hell wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. There are even some rare print editions of travaglias stories, judging by listings on amazon, with titles like bride of the bastard operator from hell and bastard operator from hell iv. Dec 01, 2000 in the real world, a system administrator can walk away from idiots. Feb 25, 2009 carson cant keep up with rodney dangerfields nonstop oneliners 1974 duration. Imagine a company that works your way because you built a system that works your way, or just works, period. Bastard operator from hell ii son of the bastard slashdot. The bastard operator from hell style excuse server. Bastard operator from hell1st edition by simon travaglia, peter abrams, david allen paperback, 160 pages, published 2001 by plan nine publishing isbn.
I reassign null to be the tape device its so much more economical on my time as i dont have to keep getting up to change tapes every 5 minutes. Tbofh is defined as the bastard operator from hell rarely. I was expecting at least some veiled reference to a grope in a storeroom, but nothing. Welcome to our special issue on violence in the workplace, i mean system administration.
The trouble with the bastard operator from hell linux. Simon travaglia author of the bastard operator omnibus. The bastard operator from hell bofh is a fictional rogue computer operator who takes out his anger on users and others who pester him with their computer problems, uses his expertise against his enemies and manipulates his employer several other people have written stories about bofhs, but those by simon travaglia are considered canonical. The semicomplete, gluten free, cold pressed and high fibre bofh archives, torn straight from the bastards own jotter pad by the very forces of nature itself, now loving presented in a hardtosee font by your favourite web renderer. Bastard operator from hell often abbreviated to bofh is a long running series of short stories by new zealand writer simon travaglia. Son of the bastard plan nine, isbn 1929462409 bride of the bastard operator from hell plan nine, isbn 1929462484 dummy mode is forever plan nine, isbn 1929462638 dial b for bastard plan nine, isbn 1929462948 references travaglia, simon.
The bastard operator from hell bofh, a fictional character created by simon travaglia, is a rogue system administrator who takes out his anger on users often referred to as lusers, his colleagues, his bosses, and anyone who gets in his way the bofh stories were originally posted in 1992 to usenet by travaglia, with some being reprinted in datamation. Weve found the real bastard operator from hell ingenious it boss banishes hapless callers to onhold hades with extension 666 by shaun nichols in san francisco 29 apr 2016 at 18. I tell him that all he has to do is make sure the receiver doesnt accidentally get put back on the hook. You know how bored you get when works going on and on and on, and nothing interesting is happening, and youre listening to a radio that picks up one station on fm, and its always the station with the least records in the city, about 5, and one of them is youre so vain which wasnt too bad a song until you hear it about 3 times a day for a year, and every time it plays. Bastard operator from hell academic dictionaries and. Datamation magazine owns the electronic rights to the orgional works of the bofh. First published in 1992, it is about a magnificent bastard system administrator who is also travaglias alter ego, given that the characters name is simon the very few times any first name is used at all who abuses his position to both inflict misery upon. I have just modified 4 external links on bastard operator from hell. If you want to start a main bastardoperatorfromhell page, just click the edit button above.
Tbofh the bastard operator from hell acronymfinder. And if you dont remember it, you may wind up with a bofh. Three weeks later im back on my backside and feeling rested at relaxed behind the console again. The bastard operator from hell and the paintball session. The operators of these pages are responsible for their content. Dummy mode on mode is forever plan nine, isbn 1929462638. The legend of the bastard operator from hell and the bastard. This is a collection of links to most of the bofh stories from 2000 to 2016 for bofh episodes from before 2000, please see the official archive. This pdf contains every bastard operator from hell bofh story written by simon travaglia before its reintroduction at the register. Simon travaglia is the author of the bastard operator omnibus.
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