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. Sysadmins should at least pretend to be nice to their users, but we all can think of times when some of them arent. Bastard operator from hell all the tropes wiki fandom. 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. Meantime i open up a copy of vms bastard operators manual from hell im reading the article i sent in about getting rid of those trouble users. Information and translations of bastard operator from hell in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. I honk my horn but his hearing aids probably turned way down to whisper, so im stuck.
Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The queues waaaay too long to have everything printed and sorted by the time i told them, so i kill all the small jobs so theres only 2 left and i. I assign the tape device to null its so much more economical on my time as i dont have to keep getting up to change tapes every 5 minutes. I ask him to forward all the complaints to me and that. The main protagonist in charles strosss the laundry files series of novels named. Mar 21, 2005 i think the bastard surgeon from hell and all those would be funny if they were written as confidently and with such disregard for others as these are. Catala cestina dansk deutsch espanol francais italiano lumbaart. Bastard operator from hell operator or systems operator or sysop is a historical term for what wed today call a sys admin. The main protagonist in charles strosss the laundry files series of novels. Bastard operator from hell, 1996 vintage, part two congratulations once more reader if youve got this far you really must have at least half a dozen or so of the neighbours pets almost to the boil by now. The trouble with the bastard operator from hell linux. Bastard file article about bastard file by the free. The bofh administers a corporate system and expresses himselfherself rudely toward other users in the company who. The phrase bastard operator from hell bofh is a fictional character in it literature who is rude.
One of four principal classifications of files which are graded according to coarseness coarse, bastard, second, smooth. 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. Bofhthemed stories illustrate certain thorny relationships between end users and network operators. A system administrator with absolutely no tolerance for 10lusers. 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. A group of insane activists called the internet salvation force has invaded a school, taking all servers and workstations as hostages. The trouble with the bastard operator from hell linux journal. Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, or visit the webmasters page for free fun content. Bastard operator from hell works archive of our own. Despite the picture on the cover, linux journal does not normally advocate violence as a solution to system administration issues. The bofh stories were originally posted in 1992 to. We dont make the files you know, we just look after them.
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. Welcome to our special issue on violence in the workplace, i mean system administration. Several other people have written stories about bofhs, but those by simon travaglia are considered canonical. I did not try to get superuser privileges right away. For this persona, we need to reach way back into the annals of internet history to the bastard operator from hell bofh a megalomaniacal system administrator who constantly toyed with the. The bastard operator from hell the complete www edition. Definition of bastard operator from hell in the dictionary. 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. 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. More posts from the programmerhumor community continue browsing in rprogrammerhumor. I had heard there was some one they called the bastard operator from hell.
The bastard operator from hell bofh is a fictional rogue computer operator. The pfy takes the how to be a bastard operator from hell test. Dec 01, 2000 in the real world, a system administrator can walk away from idiots. If youve ever been a systems operator then simons work will have you rolling on the floor. The bastard operator from hell and the paintball session. 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. Hello reader, in this, the even more limited release of the second part of the 1997 bastard operator from hell, we have to ask the question, who taught this guy to use vi. Feb 25, 2009 carson cant keep up with rodney dangerfields nonstop oneliners 1974 duration. This pdf contains every bastard operator from hell bofh story written by simon travaglia before its reintroduction at the register.
Simon travaglia, of the university of waikato, private bag, hamilton, new zealand no, really is the creator of an evil character known as the bastard operator from hell. The bastard operator from hell is a kind of sys admin folk legend. 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. Sus, tapping on the bastard operator from hell legacy, is an overhead shooter game, very much like tapan kaikki, or older action adventures on 8 and 18bit systems. Bastard operator from hell ii son of the bastard slashdot. Translation find a translation for bastard operator from hell in other languages. Bastard assistant from hell pdf free download epdf. The bastard operator from hell the complete edition. When the bofh bugged the bosss office he wasnt to know the kit hed installed would double up as a vehicle to crack the head beancounters nut the pfy and i are in the office teasing users by toggling their switch ports whenever their popclient opens a connection to the mail server when an urgent alarm. The electronic rights of the original bofh are owned by datamation magazine. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Files do not include a handle but do have a tang that fits into a handle. The bastard operator from hell is off to the movies.
Support staff hung over, send aspirin and come back later. Weve found the real bastard operator from hell ingenious it boss banishes hapless callers to onhold hades with extension 666 by shaun nichols in. Twas the night before christmas, and the ransomware struck. Bastard operator from hell often abbreviated to bofh is a long running series of short stories by new zealand writer simon travaglia. Welcome to bofhweb, the only site on the web that would reach out and smack you if it could. 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. Bastardoperatorfromhell dictionary definition bastard. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. I say, trying anything to save myself having to end. The extraordinary tales of the bastard operator from hell bofh and quicklimefetching minion pimply faced youth pfy. Being the bastard user from hell means never having to wait for another users program to run. 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.
Bastard operator from hell how is bastard operator from. Exclude ratings general audiences 1 exclude warnings no archive warnings apply 1. Operator or systems operator or sysop is a historical term for what wed today call a sys admin. I thought you meant a new math operator was discovered that derives the bastardness of any number. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. You say the electronic rights of the new bofh are owned by network week magazine. Bastard system manager from hell i get into my office and its my first day i want to make a good impression, so i empty my in tray into the bin. If you want to start a main bastardoperatorfromhell page, just click the edit button above. The list of acronyms and abbreviations related to bofh bastard operators from hell.
Bastard operator from hell 1 include characters clark kent 1 lex luthor 1 bofh 1 pfy 1 include relationships include additional tags other tags to include exclude. 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. Members of the new stripy shirt brigade are full of beans and raring to go. The bastard operator from hell bofh is a fictional rogue computer operator who takes out. Yeah, yo mama dresses you funny and you need a mouse to delete files. The queues waaaay too long to have everything printed and sorted by the time i told them, so i kill all the small jobs so theres only 2 left and i can sort them in no time. I get a call from the big boss hes been getting complaints about the trainee bastard operator from hell. And given the current job market for people who know linux, you can walk away from the next idiot, and the next. I had just got done withdrawing some cash from an atm and was taking off the the picture maskfor the video cams of my french teacher when i notice the police ticketing my vette.
The bastard operator from hell 1997 limited release, part two. 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 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. This site contains adult themes, violence, profanities, and other such fun stuff. Bastard operator from hell, compleat archives metafilter. Imagine a company that works your way because you built a system that works your way, or just works, period.
After reading up on operating systems i got in really quickly and learned how to up the priority for my job on the queue. 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. The bastard operator from hell style excuse server. Bastard operator from hell v bastard operator from hell v paperback 2005. The bastard operator from hell 1997 limited release, part one. And chopittychop too, your thesis looks like its due in a couple of days i hang up hell call back. I hope you like it so much youll tell your friends about it. The bastard operator from hell university of waterloo. Someone is standing on the ethernet cable, causing a kink in the cable. This pdf contains every bastard operator from hell bofh story written by simon travaglia before its reintroduction at the. Bastard operator from hell in dutch englishdutch dictionary.