BOFH: Rerouting responsibility via firewall configs
Episode 11 Two lines of code for an arbitrary office reshuffle sounds too much like work
BOFH13 Jun 2025 | 51
Simon Travaglia is the author of BOFH, the Bastard Operator from Hell, the long-running series about a rogue sysadmin. He lives in New Zealand.
BOFH: The Boss meets the unbearable weight of innovation
Episode 10 The future of snacks is here, and it's a bit unsteady
BOFH23 May 2025 | 42
BOFH: HR tries to think appy thoughts
Episode 9 Look, it's using big words like 'gamification'!
BOFH09 May 2025 | 71
BOFH: The Prints of Darkness pays a visit
Episode 8 On the third day of BOFH-mas the sales guy took from me: 3 MFPs, 2 unasked-for shoves, and a cartridge in a cup of tea...
BOFH25 Apr 2025 | 94
BOFH: There's a fatal error in the blinkenlights
Episode 7 Who needs actual server hardware when you can fire up a Linux laptop with the Matrix screensaver?
BOFH11 Apr 2025 | 64
BOFH: Have you tried forcing an unexpected reboot?
Episode 6 Schrödinger's firmware and the refreshing power cycle
BOFH21 Mar 2025 | 94
BOFH: HR's AI hiring tool is perfectly unbiased – as long as you're us
Episode 5 Who knew the secret to workplace harmony was JUGULATOR?
BOFH14 Mar 2025 | 51
BOFH: The USB stick always comes back – until it doesn't
Episode 4 The soldering iron will see to that
BOFH22 Feb 2025 | 75
BOFH: Engage Hollywood Protocol – because nonsense always looks legit
Episode 3 And if that fails, there's cold, hard cash
BOFH07 Feb 2025 | 48
BOFH: How to innosplain your way through an audit
Episode 2 [ɪnəʊspleɪn] Verb. 1. The ability to prattle on in a condescending manner about technology that doesn't exist yet
BOFH24 Jan 2025 | 43
BOFH: Forecasting and the fine art of desktop upgrades
Episode 1 New year, new PC
BOFH10 Jan 2025 | 42
BOFH: Printer's festive bips herald a merry mystery for the Boss's budget
Episode 24 Merry as in see you down the pub
BOFH20 Dec 2024 | 58
BOFH: Don't sell The Boss a firewall. Sell him The Dream
Episode 23 Have I got an opportunity for you!
BOFH13 Dec 2024 | 57
BOFH: The devil's in the contract details
Episode 22 But at least we have the PFY – and beautiful views from the office window
BOFH22 Nov 2024 | 66
BOFH: Don't threaten us with a good time – ensure it
Episode 21 Enterprise-level insurance? What are we, Trekkies?
BOFH08 Nov 2024 | 126
BOFH: The Boss pulled the plug on our AI, so we pulled the pin on him
Episode 20 Database licensing can be such a contentious area
BOFH25 Oct 2024 | 38
BOFH: Boss's quest for AI-generated program ends where it should've begun
Episode 19 With SUM()
BOFH11 Oct 2024 | 86
BOFH: AI consultant rapidly transitioned to new role as automotive surface consultant
Episode 18 Now he has a bunch of free time too – in hospital
BOFH27 Sep 2024 | 53
BOFH: The Boss is right, the applications of AI are truly staggering
Episode 17 The future... of defenestration
BOFH13 Sep 2024 | 53
BOFH: Videoconferencing for special dummies
Episode 16 Can't question the documentation if there is no documentation
BOFH23 Aug 2024 | 101
BOFH: The true gravity of the Boss and the 3-coffee problem
Episode 15 2 bodies of arbitrary positive mass, one of which is the PFY, don't seem very influenced by the chief
BOFH09 Aug 2024 | 84
BOFH: Well, we did tell you to keep the BitLocker keys safe
Episode 14 All this overtime will surely fund a 'recovery workshops' tour of Belgium
BOFH26 Jul 2024 | 86
BOFH: It's not generative AI at all, it's degenerate AI
Episode 13 It's training day at HQ... which means pub time is getting closer
BOFH12 Jul 2024 | 47
BOFH: Why's the network so slow?
Episode 12 Let's take a detour into the Boss's budget to solve this little routing issue
BOFH21 Jun 2024 | 102
BOFH: An 'AI PC' for an Acutely Ignorant user
Episode 11 The Boss won't know the difference
BOFH14 Jun 2024 | 91
BOFH: Come on down to the dunge– erm … basement
Episode 10 An infinite pile of retro tat has an infinite mass and infinite gravity. The universe, the tat, and the Company hurtle towards the singularity
BOFH24 May 2024 | 91
BOFH: The greatest victory is that which requires no battle
Episode 9 The gimlet eye of AI turns towards … the IT dept
BOFH10 May 2024 | 59
BOFH: Smells like Teams spirit
Episode 8 The new Boss is overly keen on workplace collaboration tech
BOFH26 Apr 2024 | 122
BOFH: The new Boss, Aiman, is suspiciously good – for now
Episode 7 Of course our unfriendly neighborhood sysadmin has nothing to do with it
BOFH12 Apr 2024 | 59
BOFH: So you want more boardroom tech that no one knows how to use
Episode 6 Remember that scene from Scanners?
BOFH22 Mar 2024 | 101
BOFH: I get locked out, but I get in again
Episode 5 You're never going to keep me out
BOFH08 Mar 2024 | 105
BOFH: In the event of a conference, the ninja clause always applies
Episode 4 Remember to fall to the ground clutching your chest if a salesperson addresses you
BOFH23 Feb 2024 | 95
BOFH: Hearken! The Shiny Button software speaks of Strategic Realignment
Episode 3 It'll wink and blink, but not make you think
BOFH09 Feb 2024 | 76
BOFH: Looks like you're writing an email. Fancy telling your colleague to #$%^ off?
Episode 2 The Boss brings the wonders of AI automation into the office
BOFH26 Jan 2024 | 87
BOFH: Nice air conditioning system. Would be a shame if anything happened to it
Episode 1 How to 'improve your service level' with 'AI' when redundancies loom
BOFH12 Jan 2024 | 84
BOFH: The Christmas party was so good, an independent inquiry is required
Episode 24 So ... time for round 2?
BOFH22 Dec 2023 | 92
BOFH: Just because we've had record revenues doesn't mean you get a Xmas bonus
Episode 23 Are you sure you don't want to rethink that, though, Boss?
BOFH08 Dec 2023 | 55
BOFH: Groundbreaking discovery or patently obvious trolling?
Episode 22 Get off my intellectual property
BOFH24 Nov 2023 | 64
BOFH: Monitor mount moans end in Beancounter beatdown
Episode 21 Now that's how you spend the (newly created) entertainment budget
BOFH10 Nov 2023 | 85
BOFH: Adventures in overenthusiastic automation
Episode 20 The Boss really just gave IT a robo-vac army to 'revolutionize' office cleaning
BOFH27 Oct 2023 | 69
BOFH: We've made a big mesh, Boss. That's what you wanted, right?
Episode 19 The signal is strongest in the pub...
BOFH13 Oct 2023 | 41
BOFH: A security issue, you say? Activate code tangerine
Episode 18 When you utter those words, it empowers us to do anything
BOFH22 Sep 2023 | 55
BOFH: What a beautiful tinfoil hat, Boss!
Episode 17 In which our heroes keep the office safe as only they know how
BOFH01 Sep 2023 | 109
BOFH: Zen and the art of battery replacement
Episode 16 With a spot of insurance fraud
BOFH18 Aug 2023 | 50
BOFH: WELCOME TO COLOSSAL SERVER ROOM ADVENTURE!!
Episode 15 If Health and Safety want to describe Mission Control like a text adventure, they can have a text adventure
BOFH04 Aug 2023 | 103
BOFH: You can be replaced by a robot or get your carbon footprint below Big Dave's
Episode 14 Decisions, decisions
BOFH21 Jul 2023 | 58
BOFH: Lies, damned lies, and standards
Episode 13 What do you mean you've never heard of the toner-cartridge diet?
BOFH07 Jul 2023 | 45
BOFH: Cough up half a grand and we'll protect you from AI
Episode 12 You get job security, we get lager and deep-fried food
BOFH23 Jun 2023 | 78
BOFH: Good news, everyone – we're in the sausage business
Episode 11 Contracts. Do you read them?
BOFH09 Jun 2023 | 104
BOFH: Get me a new data file or your manager finds out exactly what you think of him
Episode 10 A developer in sales? You poor, poor creature
BOFH26 May 2023 | 123
BOFH: Ah. Company-branded merch. So much better than a bonus
Episode 9 Is your hair on fire or is it just that lovely Spring sunshine?
BOFH12 May 2023 | 173
BOFH takes a visit to retro computing land
Episode 8 You know what never gets old? Taking the Boss for a ride...
BOFH28 Apr 2023 | 142
BOFH: We send a user to visit Kelvin – Keeper of the Batteries
Episode 7 He was charged on the spot
BOFH14 Apr 2023 | 123
BOFH: The Board members are looking very ill these days
Episode 6 Be nice if someone would keep a closer eye on them ...
BOFH24 Mar 2023 | 69
BOFH: I care a lot ... about onion bhajis
Episode 5 Users and colleagues? You couldn't pay me enough
BOFH10 Mar 2023 | 101
BOFH: The PFY has won an award … for outstanding service?
Episode 4 Something's not right here
BOFH24 Feb 2023 | 47
BOFH: Generating a report the Director can show the Board – THIS is what AI was made for
Episode 3 Spelling mistakes? Poor understanding of grammar? Yes, it looks like your work
BOFH10 Feb 2023 | 80
BOFH and the case of the Zoom call that never was
Episode 2 No boss, your monitor is not a computer
BOFH27 Jan 2023 | 82
BOFH: It's 4ft tall, heavyset, has optional fax. No they didn't take the toner!
Episode 1 PFY and Simon do some of their best work: outsmarting thieves, drinking beer and reading the fine print
BOFH13 Jan 2023 | 44
BOFH and the office security access upgrade
Episode 24 I don't care what the app says, I'm not dead!
BOFH23 Dec 2022 | 78
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