A start job is running for NetworkManager wait online...

[Tom Horsley]

WTF is this nonsense? I have NetworkManager disabled, but I
just rebooted after installing the new 3.9 kernel and I get
several pauses during boot that say "A start job is running
for NetworkManager wait online" and animate a cute little
cylon eyeball in the [] at the beginning of the message.

Why is NetworkManager screwing up my boot even though
it is disabled? How do I really and truly make it
STOP?