# NARKOZ/hacker-scripts

Based on a true story

Repository: https://github.com/NARKOZ/hacker-scripts
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hacker-scripts
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Last push: 2023-10-23T21:01:40+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3938, "days_push": 1045, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 49808, forks 6656 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:11.683470+00:00)

## What it is
A humorous collection of shell and Ruby scripts based on a legendary story about a build engineer who automated everything, from texting his wife to brewing coffee via telnet. It is primarily an entertainment/novelty repository showcasing extreme workflow automation.

## Use cases
- automate sending a text message when working late
- auto-reply to emails and roll back a database
- schedule fake sick-day excuse emails via cron
- brew coffee remotely over telnet
- learn practical shell scripting and cron examples
- find funny examples of workplace automation

## When to choose
- you want entertaining real-world examples of shell scripting and cron automation
- you need simple reference scripts for Twilio SMS, Gmail, or telnet automation
- you are looking for a fun demo of 'automate anything' culture

## When to avoid
- you need production-ready, maintained, or licensed software
- you want serious workflow automation tooling with error handling and tests
- the humor or profane script names are inappropriate for your context

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: workflow-automation, email, cli
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: humor, shell-scripts, cron-jobs, novelty, entertainment, automation, command-line, linux

## Member repositories
- NARKOZ/hacker-scripts (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:11.683470+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:20:05.084411+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/NARKOZ/hacker-scripts (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:11.683470+00:00, sha af8225eb61fa)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.