# BOFH: The best way to stop an idea spreading is a controlled burn

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/bofh-the-best-way-to-stop-an-idea-spreading-is-a-controlled-burn/
- Published: 2026-11-13T11:45:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T12:04:17+00:00
- Original publisher: The Register
- Original article: https://www.theregister.com/bofh/2026/11/13/bofh-the-best-way-to-stop-an-idea-spreading-is-a-controlled-burn/5309292
- Topics: AI, Technology

## Key points

- The Boss suggests AI for security.
- Staff try to derail the proposal with fake IT failures.
- Their scheme ends in a fire investigation.

## Summary

In this satirical workplace tale, the Boss proposes using AI for the company’s security system, and the narrator and the PFY scramble to stop the idea taking hold. Their improvised response spirals into a building fire, lampooning the lengths staff will go to when they fear another ill-considered management initiative.

The narrator fakes network failures and a virus to distract the Boss, then uses the building systems to erase his laptop and phone overnight. The PFY cannot find a shredder, and the story ends with the pair facing a fire warden who says the fire started on their floor; the excerpt cuts off before their review is complete.

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