Within the field of Information Technology, the act of implementing, possibly but not necessarily, good practice configurations without any business value just for the sake of using the available functionality and thereby creating the feeling of self satisfaction which has as the consequence that other involved parties are hindered in performing their day to day operations which invokes great frustration for said parties.
An architect suffering of configuration masochism designs the configuration of a totally private cloud instance in such a way that for each department in the company a small "firewalled" subnet is created while discarding the fact that in the end all services implemented by each department within their respective network segments have to communicate to each other in a non predictable way. Because of that an endless set of firewall and routing rules have to be created to make communication between these services possible which defeats the purpose of having firewalled network segments in the first place.
by ABloodCryingEngineer March 29, 2013
Get the configuration masochism mug.A faction of the BDSM lifestyle shared by many people globally. It is named for both Marquis de Sade (120 Days of Sodom) of noble French birth and also for Leopold van Sacher Masoch (Venus in Furs). Both writers represent the two extremes of the spectrum. Sade represents male dominance, while Masoch represents male subservience. Hence the word we use today is a combination of the two.
Since his teen years he had been reading fictional tales of sado-masochism, and now he finally got the courage to indulge his fantasies. He stepped into the dungeon, dropped to his knees, and beheld his new Mistress. Tonight he would become powerless.
by Dame Alexza February 23, 2009
Get the sado-masochism mug.Deliberately choosing songs to sing at karaoke for which you have neither the voice range or tone, and taking a perverse pleasure as you struggle painfully through it.
Antonym - karaoke sadism
Antonym - karaoke sadism
Gina: I don't know why Lisa keeps choosing those high pitched songs. She doesn't have the voice for it at all.
Tom: Maybe she's into karaoke masochism.
Tom: Maybe she's into karaoke masochism.
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Get the karaoke masochism mug.A term that describes a person or preference in the realm of S&M and bondage where the desire is for pain and/or restraint but not to be marked in any way. ie. no knife play, burning, whipping or deep bruising. A way to elaborate during the discussion of limits before play.
Sub: I'm mostly into no marks masochism. I like being spanked, choked, hair pulling, slapping, scratching, biting, nothing that will require intensive aftercare.
Dom: No marks? Cool, thanks for letting me know, I'd like to know what your limits are for breath play, and how much restraint are you comfortable with and with what materials?
Dom: No marks? Cool, thanks for letting me know, I'd like to know what your limits are for breath play, and how much restraint are you comfortable with and with what materials?
by sextalionis December 14, 2012
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Recipients of the Fields medal—the mathematical equivalent of the “Nobel Prize In Mathematics”—have a penchant for mathematical masochism in order to stand out from the crowd, because these “extreme mathematicians” know that “no pain, no gain.”
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Get the Mathematical Masochism mug.1. George Walker Bush's new "way foreward." Involves the mutilation of his already tarnished reputation and American troops as means for leaving the Iraq war to his successor.
2. Is derived from the words Sadr, the name of the powerful muslim cleric in Iraq, and Masochism, to take pleasure in inflicting pain on oneself. When combined, Sadr-Masochism refers to a wide spectrum of kinky sex relating to pain and muqtada al-sadr.
2. Is derived from the words Sadr, the name of the powerful muslim cleric in Iraq, and Masochism, to take pleasure in inflicting pain on oneself. When combined, Sadr-Masochism refers to a wide spectrum of kinky sex relating to pain and muqtada al-sadr.
1. Bush's plan to fight al-Sadr is a prime example of sadr-masochism.
2. Donna and Steve spiced up their relationship with some Sadr-Masochism; Steve dressed as a shiite cleric then passionately paddled Donna all evening long.
2. Donna and Steve spiced up their relationship with some Sadr-Masochism; Steve dressed as a shiite cleric then passionately paddled Donna all evening long.
by KChiCubs January 15, 2007
Get the Sadr-Masochism mug.The practice of straight women who refuse to spend time with straight men due to their poor hygiene and inferior sense of humor. Creates torturous conditions for the libido.
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