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BOFH: Arrr, I smell piracy ... and it's comin' from a machine with executive privileges

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Published: April 24, 2026 10:00

Hang on, can't we just turn off the internet? Episode 8  "Well that's serious!" I say to the Boss, once he's finished reporting the serious breach of IT policy.…

BOFH: If the meatbags can't agree on aircon, AI will decide for them

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Published: April 10, 2026 10:00

How were we to know Bikram Choudhury was in the training data? Episode 7  "Something's going on with the air conditioning," the Boss snaps, stalking into Mission Control slick with fever sweat.…

BOFH: Are you ready to raise our expense account limits now?

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Published: March 27, 2026 11:45

Yet another AI sales creep ruined by PFY's manual reading tactics Episode 6  The PFY and I are getting some training on the long-awaited new purchasing system and its much-vaunted AI matching module that, with a lot of training, will be able to automate…

BOFH: What physics defines as impossible, sales calls a challenge

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Published: March 13, 2026 09:30

The Boss imagineers a new laptop spec with help from AI Episode 5  The Boss wants a new laptop – believing that you should equip yourself for the job you want, not the job you have. Apparently, he wants to be a physicist for NASA who operates his computer…

BOFH: Nobody would be stupid enough to go live with the mirror system, surely

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Published: February 27, 2026 11:00

Oh. Well. Color us surprised Episode 4  I'm enjoying a takeaway lunch of onion bhajis in Mission Control when the Boss walks in, accompanied by the Head Beancounter.…

BOFH: Loss adjuster discovers liability is a two-way street

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Published: February 13, 2026 10:15

Insurance negotiations take a turn for the Thames Episode 3  It turns out that our major network core upgrade didn't go as planned. Replacing a three-stack switch AND a firewall in one go is no one's idea of fun, so we decided to run all the new kit up in…

BOFH: Eight pints of a lager and a management breakthrough

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Published: January 30, 2026 11:00

The Boss has been on a retreat, which means he needs a factory reset ASAP Episode 2  The office is in a mild panic after the Boss's PA revealed that he's been on a management retreat for the past three days and is excited to share what he's learned with…

BOFH: Every computer system eventually serves ads

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Published: January 16, 2026 10:08

Boss's bright idea enshittifies itself in record time Episode 1  "I'm going to need you two to sign this," the Boss says sternly, passing a sheet of paper to the PFY and me.…

BOFH: The Christmas spirit has run dry – time to show some chiller instinct

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Published: December 27, 2025 09:29

After the boardroom is ransacked, it's straight into Arse Covering 101 Episode 25  'Twas a few days after Christmas, and all through the workplace, not a creature was stirring, not even a...…

BOFH: All through the house, not a creature was stirring except the homicidal vacuum cleaner

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Published: December 19, 2025 14:00

Minor firmware issues coincide with workplace absence among leadership Episode 24  The Company is very impressed with the PFY's enhanced robotic vacuum cleaners. True, some longer-serving members of staff are permanently scarred – and not just mentally –…