UK Ministry of Defense Broken by Spoof Video

Ouch by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 22:43 · Score: 3, Funny

Given the media coverage some poor sysadmin is going to get completely screwed...

Re:Ouch by gowen · 2005-05-17 22:46 · Score: 3, Funny

No they're not. The MoD have basically said "It was a massively abnormal surge, and it was pretty damn funny", so everyone's going to get off scott-free.

Which is good, because the video is hilarious. They showed bits of it on the BBC news last night.

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Re:Ouch by Ulven · 2005-05-17 23:07 · Score: 1

Someone needs to make a torrent, I doubt this will last long.
The Way to Armadillo
Re:Ouch by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 23:11 · Score: 1, Funny

I'm surprised so many mail systems are even allowing 50MB+ eMails going out.

In 2003 it was my job to fix the innumerable bandwidth problems in our department's email system. Daily we were going through hundreds of MB of data (sometimes gigs) when the amount should have been in the range of 10MB a day.

It turns out several of the managers had subscribed to an MP3 distribution mailing list, which is bad enough. One in particular would send out forwards of mailing list posts with the mp3 attachments to everyone in one of his contact lists with "hey listen to this one!" messages.
Re:Ouch by richy0283 · 2005-05-17 23:22 · Score: 1

Coral cached here: http://www.bornsloppy.co.uk.nyud.net:8090/funny/Am arilloBIG.wmv
Re:Ouch by gowen · 2005-05-17 23:34 · Score: 1

Thanks. The crapflood kept your post off the radar long enough for me to snarf the whole file...

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Re:Ouch by gowen · 2005-05-17 23:54 · Score: 5, Insightful

I'm surprised so many mail systems are even allowing 50MB+ eMails going out.
Do you really want to be the IT guy who takes the call that says: "Hi, I'm with British Army operations in the middle of Iraq, and my soldiers here -- who are getting shot at on your behalf -- are really fucking annoyed that they can't send video messages home because it's possible that there may be some mild Quality of Service issues at your office in Slough".

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Re:Ouch by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 00:36 · Score: 0

I thought the report said RAF not Navy.
Re:Ouch by Eudial · 2005-05-18 01:02 · Score: 1

I'm surprised so many mail systems are even allowing 50MB+ eMails going out.

In 2003 it was my job to fix the innumerable bandwidth problems in our department's email system. Daily we were going through hundreds of MB of data (sometimes gigs) when the amount should have been in the range of 10MB a day.

It turns out several of the managers had subscribed to an MP3 distribution mailing list, which is bad enough. One in particular would send out forwards of mailing list posts with the mp3 attachments to everyone in one of his contact lists with "hey listen to this one!" messages.

Oh, but it gets worse... Rumors are circulating of an infamous SMTP server that supposedly existed many years ago, one that bounced messages that were too big, attachments included. So if you sent a big message through one of them to another it would bounce it back to the first one, which bounced it back to the second one, which bounced it back to the first one etc.

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Re:Ouch by geekster · 2005-05-18 01:06 · Score: 2, Funny

They're getting shot because they can't send home video messages?
Re:Ouch by MoogMan · 2005-05-18 01:16 · Score: 0, Troll

Hahaha, and get rid of the trolls before they can poG££^&$*£$&[NO CARRIER]
Re:Ouch by gowen · 2005-05-18 01:52 · Score: 1

Reading comprehension's not really your forte, is it?

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Re:Ouch by iainl · 2005-05-18 01:54 · Score: 0, Flamebait

No, but they _are_ getting shot at on our behalf (not that I asked them to participate in a possibly illegal invasion of a soverign nation under false pretences, but you know what I mean and /. has been over this enough times already...)

Pissing them off because the resident BOFH doesn't want the hassle of large files moving about isn't a particularly nice thing to do.

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Re:Ouch by JoeZeppy · 2005-05-18 02:00 · Score: 1

Do you really want to be the IT guy who takes the call that says: "Hi, I'm with British Army operations in the middle of Iraq, and my soldiers here -- who are getting shot at on your behalf -- are really fucking annoyed that they can't send video messages home because it's possible that there may be some mild Quality of Service issues at your office in Slough"
I dealt with this at my last job, people whining because they couldn't send gargantuan emails to people. So we upped the limit and ...surprise! Many email servers rejected the messages because they were too big!
Re:Ouch by sandwiches · 2005-05-18 02:38 · Score: 0, Flamebait

1) They are NOT getting killed on my behalf. (Even if I were British)
2) They volunteer to get shot at.
3) They do get compensated for their job. Whether fairly, they agreed to it.

So, don't give me this old story of 'I lost a leg in 'Nam for you. The least I deserve is some love.'
Re:Ouch by gowen · 2005-05-18 02:41 · Score: 4, Funny

They do get compensated for their job. Whether fairly, they agreed to it.
And part of that compensation is the ability to send large video files to their relatives.

Duh.

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Re:Ouch by sandwiches · 2005-05-18 02:51 · Score: 1

That's a perk. A privilege.
And willingly risking their lives for Blair does not grant them immunity to limitations, rules, and regulations.
Re:Ouch by Cat_Byte · 2005-05-18 02:54 · Score: 2, Insightful

The draft wasn't a voluntary process unless you REALLY wanted to go.

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Re:Ouch by sandwiches · 2005-05-18 02:59 · Score: 1

Actually, you're correct. The people that were drafted to go to Vietnam actually deserve more than most of the people that have joined the armed forces in the US and the UK.
The great majority of the people joining the military, today, will get money for school, training, and experience.
Re:Ouch by 1u3hr · 2005-05-18 03:59 · Score: 2, Informative

Do you really want to be the IT guy who takes the call that says: "Hi, I'm with British Army operations in the middle of Iraq, and my soldiers here -- who are getting shot at on your behalf -- are really fucking annoyed that they can't send video messages home
If I was the IT guy, I'd say "I've put it on our webserver. Tell the squaddies to send quote this: 'http://video.mod.uk/Christie.wmv' to their families and everyone can get it without melting down mail servers across the country."

Real anecdote: I occasionally need to send largish (20+ MB) files to a company I do work for. This is too big for my free web space, they have an FTP server but won't give me a login for "security" reasons (seems to me a running FTP server won't be less secure if I have a restricted password, but that argument fell on deaf ears). I can set up my own FTP server, but it's not terribly convenient as I have broadband but not a static IP, so now I just email the damn thing, hoping it won't get interrupted or bounce, taking 50% longer because of MIME encoding than if I could do a binary FTP upload. One day I'll get a hosted domain....
Re:Ouch by gowen · 2005-05-18 04:28 · Score: 2, Insightful

Yeah, that's a perfect solution for this case, but this thing (lots of people sending one video message) is the exception, not the rule. Usually individual soldiers are going to want to send individual, private video messages back to their loved ones.

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Re:Ouch by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 04:47 · Score: 0

come friendly e-mails and fall on slough
it isn't fit for telecommunication now...

Sorry.

(Text above would only be funny if spoken by Ricky Gervais)
Re:Ouch by 99luftballon · 2005-05-18 05:56 · Score: 1

Exactly. It's also hardly a vindication of my country's armed services. Then again parts of the US Navy are still running NT4.
Re:Ouch by elfuq · 2005-05-18 08:30 · Score: 1

If you Google "Dynamic IP DNS" you'll see a large number of services that will provide DNS to run a domain from a Dynamic IP.

http://www.google.com/search?q=dns+dynamic+ip
Re:Ouch by cmdr_shithead · 2005-05-18 11:42 · Score: -1

ON BEHALF OF THE IMPERIALISTS. The working class has nothing to gain from this criminal war of conquest!

no war but the class war!
Re:Ouch by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 12:10 · Score: 0

You're new here, aren't you?
Re:Ouch by tritonic · 2005-05-18 14:36 · Score: 1

If you don't mind a few adverts, try http://www.yousendit.com/ - sends files up to 1 GB.
Re:Ouch by 1u3hr · 2005-05-18 18:39 · Score: 1

large number of services that will provide DNS
I just used my numeric IP last time I used FTP, but I did check out DynDNS.org, I'll use that if I need to do it again; simple enough but I prefer not to stay online for hours on end.
Re:Ouch by 1u3hr · 2005-05-18 18:42 · Score: 1

If you don't mind a few adverts, try http://www.yousendit.com/ - sends files up to 1 GB.
Looks good -- can I trust them not to sell my and the recipient's addresses? Have you used them?
Re:Ouch by tritonic · 2005-05-18 18:51 · Score: 1

I've used it a few times and didn't get any spam, but you can never be certain what they'll do can you. If you're worried, use it with a yahoo address or similar.
Re:Ouch by 1u3hr · 2005-05-18 19:08 · Score: 1

If you're worried, use it with a yahoo address or similar.
Yeah, I just did. I can just send it to myself via a throwaway address and then forward the http link.

Thanks.
Re:Ouch by kaens · 2005-05-19 19:28 · Score: 1

you dont even need to send it to anybody to get the link, just type ergdfgr@aglher.com in it or leave it blank (i think)....it still uploads and gives you the http links.

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Re:Ouch by Syberghost · 2005-05-24 05:06 · Score: 1

I suppose next you'll argue that another part of that compensation is staplers and boxes of printer paper.
Re:Ouch by geekster · 2005-05-28 02:28 · Score: 1

Play on emotions seems to be yours though.

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Re:I'M AN OPEN PROXY, BAN ME! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 23:29 · Score: 0

Lame script. So lame that AFAIK no on else who is capable has such low self esteem to bother. Too much reefer and meth I bet. But thanks. You prevented /.ing of the site so I got my copy of the wmv vid, no problemo. Now if you've written the thing in unobfuscated LISP i.e. with cogent, sparse but adequate for easy reading, comments there migh be hope for you. No, shell script does NOT count. Offended? Only the lame are offended by symbology.
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Re:I'M AN OPEN PROXY, BAN ME! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 04:31 · Score: 0

Please parse portion of post indicative of offense.

Now, if by some stretch my bitching about not being impresses translates to taking offense in your world view, then sure, call me lame.

Real programmers use acid, not meth!

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Movie? by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 22:45 · Score: 0

Where's the movie? I want to see.

Re:Movie? by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 22:49 · Score: 0

Wait... I watched the video contained in TFA and no.... I don't want to see the video.

Is This The Way To Amarillo
Pretty gay.

Where can we get it now? by kgroves · 2005-05-17 22:45 · Score: 2, Informative

So, can anyone provide details of a location we can get the video from?

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Re:Where can we get it now? by Alibloke · 2005-05-17 22:47 · Score: 1

If you had RTFA then you would have seen it on said FA. Enjoy ;)
Re:Where can we get it now? by StonedRat · 2005-05-17 22:47 · Score: 1, Redundant

From the BBC site:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4554083.stm

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Re:Where can we get it now? by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 22:51 · Score: 0

Perhaps I /would/ have seen it, had I been a Windows Media Player or RealOne user.

But I'm not, so I guess I didn't. Anyone got an MPEG version?
Re:Where can we get it now? by gowen · 2005-05-17 22:54 · Score: 2, Informative

That's not the whole video, just the news item featured in yesterday's flagship BBC news program.

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Re:Where can we get it now? by Oliekirk · 2005-05-17 22:55 · Score: 1

Shame it's only 30 seconds long.
Re:Where can we get it now? by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 22:57 · Score: 0

Video in RealMedia format

Video in Windows format
Re:Where can we get it now? by NetNifty · 2005-05-17 23:01 · Score: 4, Informative

Torrent here. WMV format.

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Re:Where can we get it now? by d4n · 2005-05-17 23:10 · Score: 1

http://www.bornsloppy.co.uk/funny/AmarilloBIG.wmv
Re:Where can we get it now? by Excors · 2005-05-17 23:12 · Score: 5, Informative

52MB WMV torrent. Also magnet:?xt=urn:btih:YVWX5ASA63LAOYSHSXG7Y2ULDEZE57 VF (minus spaces) for Azureus users, since that tracker won't be kept up for long.
Re:Where can we get it now? by jakethecake · 2005-05-18 00:30 · Score: 2, Insightful

ThePirateBay torrent is only 42,5MB, it's not the complete video. The guy with the other torrent link has the entire video. The one that is moded down.
Re:Where can we get it now? by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 01:01 · Score: 0

gnunet://afs/QTJ7UUU6K303C0N4J21PPHUM85NJQMHE.7A0E EGD2HKVJQUITELSUFO747CUH8EDR.F3ABD86E.54006874
Re:Where can we get it now? by iowa119900089 · 2005-05-18 03:52 · Score: 1

http://www.putfile.com/media.php?n=way_to_armadill o&width=320
Re:Where can we get it now? by chrestomanci · 2005-05-18 07:45 · Score: 1

Thanks.

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Mail Servers by gcnaddict · 2005-05-17 22:47 · Score: -1, Troll

In other words' theyre too poor to upgrade their mail servers? They would be able to fix all that up if they pulled out of Iraq >_

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Re:Mail Servers by jessecurry · 2005-05-17 23:00 · Score: 0, Redundant

I'm not sure if I should mod this troll, funny, or insightful...oh well too late now :)

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Re:Mail Servers by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 23:25 · Score: 0

That's OK, I whacked it... :)
Re:Mail Servers by Neophytus · 2005-05-17 23:30 · Score: 1

Irrelevant. They could have pre-empted such a problem with a quota, but having not done that it would be impossible to add huge amounts of capacity to their email system within hours. Server orders usually take weeks to be built, burnt in and installed in place.
Re:Mail Servers by Jellybob · 2005-05-17 23:48 · Score: 3, Interesting

So... what your saying here is that when it happened, the MoD should have said.

"Shit, the mail servers are down. Quickly boys! Pack up and go home, we need the money being spent on our reason to exist to upgrade support equipment."
Re:Mail Servers by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 04:51 · Score: 0

money being spent on? don't forget, the poor chaps have to buy their own boots, and there aren't enough flak jackets to go around.

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I'M AN OPEN PROXY, BAN ME! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 22:47 · Score: -1, Redundant

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Wed May 18 12:47:52 CEST 2005 [2497]

I'M AN OPEN PROXY, BAN ME! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 22:47 · Score: -1, Troll

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Wed May 18 12:47:31 CEST 2005 [1361]

I'M AN OPEN PROXY, BAN ME! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 22:47 · Score: -1

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Wed May 18 12:47:19 CEST 2005 [9269]

I'M AN OPEN PROXY, BAN ME! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 22:48 · Score: -1

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Wed May 18 12:48:02 CEST 2005 [6139]

I'M AN OPEN PROXY, BAN ME! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 22:48 · Score: -1, Troll

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Wed May 18 12:47:52 CEST 2005 [9487]

I'M AN OPEN PROXY, BAN ME! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 22:48 · Score: -1, Troll

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Wed May 18 12:48:46 CEST 2005 [2878]

RTFA by JamieKitson · 2005-05-17 22:48 · Score: 0

There's a link on the linked page. Real player I'm afraid.

I'M AN OPEN PROXY, BAN ME! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 22:48 · Score: -1

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Wed May 18 12:48:52 CEST 2005 [8710]

Defense? by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 22:48 · Score: -1

Our ministry of war is called the Ministry of Defence fools!

Re:Defense? by pklong · 2005-05-18 00:41 · Score: 1

Shortly to be renamed minilove when Tony gets his ID cards.

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Signatures are broken
Re:Defense? by MartinB · 2005-05-18 05:28 · Score: 1

You mean MinLove, don't you?

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I'M AN OPEN PROXY, BAN ME! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 22:49 · Score: -1

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Wed May 18 12:48:57 CEST 2005 [4918]

What the hell? by Orgazmus · 2005-05-17 22:49 · Score: 1, Offtopic

Why is the thread spammed by nazi proxies?

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Re:What the hell? by Vulturo · 2005-05-17 22:57 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Maybe the Nazis find the video "offensive" as it has topless males. The Nazis are homophobic, but no one knows it.

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Re:What the hell? by smchris · 2005-05-17 23:09 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Yeah. It is that icky sort of Jeff Gannon self-denial homophobia. Just look at all the pseudo-Greek naked statuary in Nazi art.
Re:What the hell? by nihilogos · 2005-05-17 23:22 · Score: 5, Funny

Why is the thread spammed by nazi proxies?

Well, imagine for a moment that you're an angry male teenager midway through puberty. And imagine that you're too spineless to become a real vandal, or a skate punk or something.

One option that is open to you is to join an IRC channel and prattle on about how 31337 you are and how you will h4x0r t3h w3b.

Unfortunately, you don't have any coding skills. You can, however, download some network scanner with instructions on how to scan for ports that web proxies like squid use. Normally these should be closed to everything but internal networks, but nobody's perfect.

Once you've found one you update your browser settings to use said proxy and post stupid messages on slashdot. Since they're all coming from the ip address of the proxy server, the ip will be banned along with all the people who connect to the web with that proxy server. Then you go back to your IRC channel where you are the toast of the town for the next five minutes.

Sadly, deep down you feel sad and unfufilled and, as the months go by, you realise that you are unlikley to ever have sex in your entire life.

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Re:What the hell? by pyrrhonist · 2005-05-18 00:05 · Score: 0, Troll

Sadly, deep down you feel sad and unfufilled and, as the months go by, you realise that you are unlikley to ever have sex in your entire life.
Wow! Sounds like the voice of experience.

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Re:What the hell? by hotdiggitydawg · 2005-05-18 00:27 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Well, imagine for a moment that you're an angry male teenager midway through puberty.

That's a real stretch of the imagination... How on Earth do you expect us to find one of those on slashdot?
Re:What the hell? by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 00:31 · Score: 0

there is a valid reason for open proxies - they can be used by individuals to get around censor placed on their surfing - it's not a perfect solution, but its a step in getting the information to flow . . .
Re:What the hell? by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 00:38 · Score: -1, Troll

You sound like a schoolkid - "No, you're the suckass".

Lick my furry tanned balls, and swallow the rim.

(if we're getting back to basics!)
Re:What the hell? by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 03:01 · Score: 0

Since they're all coming from the ip address of the proxy server, the ip will be banned along with all the people who connect to the web with that proxy server. Then you go back to your IRC channel where you are the toast of the town for the next five minutes.
And what's wrong with that? You can bet that where a Slashdot reader works, there won't be a misconfigured proxy that's open to the world. The script kiddie ends up blocking a bunch of other script kiddies who shouldn't have been using an open proxy anyway. Maybe some PHB will take notice and eventually the proxy gets fixed. So proxy-using ne'er-do-wells get blocked, a script kiddie gets relegated to IRC, and an open proxy gets fixed. It's a win-win situation.
Re:What the hell? by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 04:23 · Score: 0

If you think that's pathetic, you should read the rest of his memoirs.

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Wed May 18 12:49:11 CEST 2005 [1847]

I'M AN OPEN PROXY, BAN ME! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 22:49 · Score: -1

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Wed May 18 12:49:29 CEST 2005 [6113]

I'M AN OPEN PROXY, BAN ME! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 22:49 · Score: -1

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Wed May 18 12:49:36 CEST 2005 [5893]

The video was on the Channel 4 news last night by InfoHighwayRoadkill · 2005-05-17 22:49 · Score: 2, Funny

It was pretty funny to. Lots of squaddies waving captured Iraqi AK47s in time to Tony Christie is always funny IMHO.

No one fell over though. (joke that americans wont get)

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Re:The video was on the Channel 4 news last night by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 23:04 · Score: 0

I'm not American and I don't know what you're talking about.
Re:The video was on the Channel 4 news last night by raidient · 2005-05-18 00:07 · Score: 0

"No short people were harmed during the making of this video." And its goodbye from him.

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Re:The video was on the Channel 4 news last night by kthnx · 2005-05-18 01:05 · Score: 2, Informative

In the recent Peter Kay video for Comic Relief, Ronnie Corbett fell over.

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I'M AN OPEN PROXY, BAN ME! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 22:50 · Score: -1

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Wed May 18 12:51:19 CEST 2005 [7792]

Seems like big news... by D-Cypell · 2005-05-17 22:51 · Score: 2, Insightful

This story seemed to hit all the major news outlets in the UK. I dont really know why.

I have seen the video a few times as the news stations have been airing it too. Its mildly amusing and probably a more productive endevour for the squadies than shooting people (IMHO).

I do advise agaist searching for the vid though. Its one of those songs that gets trapped in your brain and remains there for the day.

Just reading this story has put it back into my head! Thanks!

Re:Seems like big news... by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 22:56 · Score: 3, Funny

Woman goes to the doctors and says "Ever time I remove my underwear, I keep hearing `Is the way to Amarillo'"

Doctor says, "That's OK, every cunts singing that at the moment."
/My sister told me that joke.
Re:Seems like big news... by norfolkboy · 2005-05-17 23:01 · Score: 3, Funny

Boy goes to mum "can I have a scouring pad?"

She gives him one, and he throws it on the floor and starts stamping on it and singing "is this the way to harm a Brillo"
Re:Seems like big news... by Ford+Prefect · 2005-05-17 23:12 · Score: 1

I do advise agaist searching for the vid though. Its one of those songs that gets trapped in your brain and remains there for the day.

Oh, I've heard worse... ;-)

The above managed to stay in my head for the best part of a week, and should be capable of displacing absolutely anything. Amarillo has nothing in comparison.

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Re:Seems like big news... by ifoxtrot · 2005-05-17 23:22 · Score: 1

Hehehe I'd forgotten that one..
Check out the follow on (not as good IMHO) here
Re:Seems like big news... by Hafren · 2005-05-17 23:56 · Score: 1

It could be worse. They could have done a spoof of the Crazy Frog.
Re:Seems like big news... by hoofie · 2005-05-18 00:33 · Score: 1

You mean - 'tackle out' ?
Re:Seems like big news... by Hafren · 2005-05-18 01:25 · Score: 1

I was going for the 'annoying noise angle' but no doubt your suggestion would appeal to some. Send the lads in Iraq an email request you never know your luck.
Re:Seems like big news... by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 01:29 · Score: 0

Well of course, bigger news would be american squadies taking pictures of POW's in situations that they shouldn't be.

Perhaps those manning Abhu Ghraib should have been spoofing pop videos as well?
Re:Seems like big news... by sentientbeing · 2005-05-18 02:08 · Score: 1

It a good productive use of the military's time and technology I think. From now on all wars should be decided without shooting. We could have a dance-off competition on the battlefield or something. Just make sure theres no morris dancers in the ranks and we'd gain immediate respect from any opposition forces.

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Re:Seems like big news... by hoofie · 2005-05-18 03:01 · Score: 1

I was going for the angle that in its first incarnation, the frog in the adverts had his knob and nuts clearly on display. Later on, they had a little black bar on the screen to hide them.

I would think if I sent an email to the lads in Iraq asking them to wave their dicks around on camera, the only thing I would get in return is 10 squaddies at my front door with the singular intention of beating me senseless.
Re:Seems like big news... by Martin+Spamer · 2005-05-18 03:06 · Score: 1

This story seemed to hit all the major news outlets in the UK. I dont really know why.

Simple really. The MOD needed to distract everybody away from that pillock Galloway showing up our country.

He may be a lying thieving crook prepare to exploit sick children from the 3rd world, but his oratory makes him a very credible lying thieving crook.
Re:Seems like big news... by AGMW · 2005-05-18 03:22 · Score: 2, Funny

Well of course, bigger news would be american squadies taking pictures of POW's in situations that they shouldn't be.
Perhaps those manning Abhu Ghraib should have been spoofing pop videos as well?

Er ... Can I suggest perhaps one or more of the following ...

Hit Me Baby, One More Time
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
These Boots Are Made For Walking
Flash Bang Wallop What A Picture
Girls On Film
Stayin' Alive

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Re:Seems like big news... by Conor+Turton · 2005-05-18 04:18 · Score: 1

He may be a lying thieving crook prepare to exploit sick children from the 3rd world, but his oratory makes him a very credible lying thieving crook.
Looks like you've bought the lies your Govt are perpetuating. Turns out they're accusing him because someone who manages his charity donated some of their money from their business and there was the slightest remote chance that some of it might have been oil money.

In a Usenet thread you'd be accused of grasping at straws but hey, its your fucked up Govt at it again so it must be true eh?

As much as I hate George Galloway, I was pissing myself laughing when he gave his testimony and your senators, in the interview after, looked like they'd had the shit kicked out of them.

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Re:Seems like big news... by ptbarnett · 2005-05-18 04:57 · Score: 1

I guess this is a British phenomena. I don't think I've ever heard the original in the US.
But, a friend sent me a link to a torrent of the video. It's interesting just to see the conditions they are living in:

Windows media, 640x480, 26.7 MB
MPEG, 640x480, 29.0 MB
Re:Seems like big news... by doschie · 2005-05-18 05:46 · Score: 1

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/flash/peanutbutter.html
Re:Seems like big news... by MustardMan · 2005-05-18 07:12 · Score: 1

It's peanut butter jelly time!

Peanut butter jelly with a baseball bat?
Re:Seems like big news... by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 12:26 · Score: 0

Some chick asks some other chick: Why are you dipping your vibrator in majonnaise? Other chick replies: Is(n't) this the way to Arm a Dildo?
Re:Seems like big news... by Zilquis · 2005-05-18 22:40 · Score: 1

Directions 1.Start at Newcastle Airport. 2.Catch flight from Newcastle Airport to London Heathrow Airport. 3.Catch flight from London Heathrow to Dallas Fort Worth Airport. 4.Hire car at Dallas Fort Worth Airport. 5.Start going toward the "Airport Exit" on "International ParkwaySouth" - follow for 0.2 miles. 6.Bear left onto the highway toward "Terminal East Parking" - follow for 0.3 miles 7.Bear left onto "International Parkway North" toward "North AirportExit" - follow for 2.9 miles 8.Take the "Highway 114 west" exit toward "Fort Worth" - follow for 29.2 miles 9.Then continue on "US 287 north" - follow for 91.1 miles 10."US 287 north" becomes "Interstate-44 east" - follow for 0.7 miles 11.Take left fork onto "US-287 north" toward "Vernon" - follow for 104.0 miles 12."US 287 north" becomes "Avenue F (US-287)" - follow for 2.8 miles 13.Continue to follow "US 287 north" - follow for 104.9 miles 14.Take left ramp onto "Interstate 40 west" toward "Dumas" - follow for 7.8 miles 15.Take "Exit 70" onto "US 60 east" toward "Dumas" - follow for 0.5 miles 16.Take the "Buchanan Street" exit toward "Dumas/Pampa" - follow for 1.7 miles 17.Turn right onto "Old Route 6 (Interstate 40)" - follow for 0.1 miles 18.Arrive at the centre of "Amarillo, Texas" Now that's the way to f*cking Amarillo!!! SO CAN EVERYONE STOP SINGING IT NOW . . .
Re:Seems like big news... by gowen · 2005-05-19 04:45 · Score: 1

Joe, between you and me, you'll get more consultancy work if the link "Website Construction" at joe.org.uk didn't go to a URL with a typo in it... http://www.joe.org.uk/constuction.html indeed.

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I'M AN OPEN PROXY, BAN ME! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 22:52 · Score: -1

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I'M AN OPEN PROXY, BAN ME! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 22:52 · Score: -1, Troll

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Wed May 18 12:52:09 CEST 2005 [7857]

Superb Crapflood by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 22:52 · Score: -1, Offtopic

You really nailed it!

Re:Superb Crapflood by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 01:30 · Score: -1, Troll

I agree. Really beautiful. I think I'm going to cry. 10/10!

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I'M AN OPEN PROXY, BAN ME! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 22:53 · Score: -1

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Wed May 18 12:53:03 CEST 2005 [5688]

bugger me by Phil246 · 2005-05-17 22:53 · Score: 1

you'd have thought they have competant sysadmins which have a max filesize limit set on emails wouldnt you?

on another note - the " im an open proxy, ban me " things are irritating me now :/ Pity slashdot doesnt let you define a regexp for text to ignore

Re:bugger me by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 22:55 · Score: 0

You've got to admit it's impressive though. If you're gonna crapflood, you should make it a real FLOOD!
Re:bugger me by munkt0n · 2005-05-17 23:02 · Score: 0

write your own! http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/
Re:bugger me by jrumney · 2005-05-17 23:13 · Score: -1, Offtopic

on another note - the " im an open proxy, ban me " things are irritating me now :/ Pity slashdot doesnt let you define a regexp for text to ignore
Moderation should apply to all dupes, better still, they should automatically get modded down or deleted.
Re:bugger me by rikkards · 2005-05-17 23:44 · Score: 1

Remember this is the military. Nothing happens unless approved higher up. You just don't go doing things once they are established without approval and going through all the paperwork
Re:bugger me by choekstr · 2005-05-18 06:42 · Score: 1

you'd have thought they have competant sysadmins which have a max filesize limit set on emails wouldnt you?

This is very easy to do in the MS Exchange world. By default Exchange 2000, and IIRC, 2003, doesn't have max filesize limits set. So they send out a 50Mb file to say 50 people. The takes forever, but it finally gets out.

This isn't the big problem, though! It is the bounce messages WITH THE SAME 50MB file included in it. So now you have just sent out 50Mb * 50 people which hosed the mail server/Internet connection for a long time, PLUS all the bounce messages coming back are hosing it.

Now think of what that does for the message store. When it went out, it just stored 50MB of data in their outbox/sent folder. When it comes back, it takes up 2.5Gb of space in their inbox!

Most people don't realize this until it has happened at least once.

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Wed May 18 12:53:16 CEST 2005 [2038]

I'M AN OPEN PROXY, BAN ME! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 22:53 · Score: -1

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I'M AN OPEN PROXY, BAN ME! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 22:54 · Score: -1, Flamebait

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I'M AN OPEN PROXY, BAN ME! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 22:54 · Score: -1

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Wed May 18 12:54:52 CEST 2005 [1724]

I COMMEND THE CRAPFLOODER by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 22:54 · Score: -1, Troll

I don't know, but I commend whoever is doing it. Just a suggestion: How about some ASCII goatse?

Long live the revolution! Long live The Jihad!

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Wed May 18 12:57:38 CEST 2005 [6160]

I'M AN OPEN PROXY, BAN ME! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 22:57 · Score: -1, Troll

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Wed May 18 12:57:43 CEST 2005 [4232]

brilliant by __aahlyu4518 · 2005-05-17 22:58 · Score: 4, Funny

"the MoD said the spoof was 'brilliant.'"

Which can not be said about the person who put a 50Mb attachment in his email.

Re:brilliant by gowen · 2005-05-17 23:07 · Score: 5, Insightful

I imagine this happens all the time. When you get a load of married men, take them away from their families and dump them in a shithole army camp middle of the desert, where a significant proportion of the local population wants to kill them, it's in your interest to keep them sweet.

One way to do that is to allow them to send lengthy video messages back home to their families.

In such cases, it makes sense for compassionate considerations to trump technical considerations (and after all, it's only this freak occurence that's buggered it. The systems worked pretty well for the last two years.)

--
Athletic Scholarships to universities make as much sense as academic scholarships to sports teams.
Re:brilliant by diegocgteleline.es · 2005-05-18 00:25 · Score: 1

While it's a stupidity, it shows how today's technology is far behind of people's needs. Email is about sending things, and there is nothing conceptually wrong in wanting to send a 50 MB file if that's what you want to send. In my opinion, "mail servers" should only be used when the receiver is disconnected. If he's connected why don't send the video directly to him instead of going through a server?
Re:brilliant by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 01:38 · Score: 0

Then they all chugged a Guiness.
Re:brilliant by boot1973 · 2005-05-18 03:27 · Score: 2, Insightful

As it was probably a squaddie it seems fair to say that he may not be computer literate enough to know that the file was 50Mb or the impact it may cause. Then again could you go on 40 mile route marches across all terrains with full pack and still be capable of creating an effective firefight? We each have our strengths.
Re:brilliant by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 03:29 · Score: 1, Informative

There are all sorts of needs to email large files in the military. Predator imagery, maps, satellite imagery, software updates. These things tend to be large and email is a very reasonable and easy way to send them to exactly who needs them with a few keystrokes.
Re:brilliant by jacksonj04 · 2005-05-18 03:38 · Score: 1

Because email is not a persistant communication medium. Unlike IMs, where you maintain contact with the server, you only get emails when you ask for them.

--
How many people can read hex if only you and dead people can read hex?
Re:brilliant by poot_rootbeer · 2005-05-18 03:47 · Score: 1

"the MoD said the spoof was 'brilliant.'"

Which can not be said about the person who put a 50Mb attachment in his email.

Or the mail admin who allowed 50MB attachments.

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I'M AN OPEN PROXY, BAN ME! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 22:59 · Score: -1, Troll

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Wed May 18 13:00:03 CEST 2005 [9778]

perfect PSY-OP material, then .. by torpor · 2005-05-17 22:59 · Score: -1, Troll

.. rally behind the troops, rallying behind a cheesy circuitous song that you just "can't get out of your head", carrying the meme of "Happy Singing Christian^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^HSoldiers" along with it, all the while overlooking the fact that these people kill people for a living, professionally ..

bring on the holocaust i say, at least there won't be so much pop-music sheeple soldiering going on afterwards ..

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Wed May 18 13:01:46 CEST 2005 [3595]

I suppose you had to be there ... by bushboy · 2005-05-17 23:01 · Score: -1, Flamebait

... hilarous er, not.

Brilliant ... er, not.

You had to be there ... er, yes.

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Re:I suppose you had to be there ... by BinaryCodedDecimal · 2005-05-17 23:30 · Score: 4, Insightful

... hilarous er, not.

Brilliant ... er, not.

You had to be there ... er, yes.

Let me guess - You're not from the UK, and you've never seen the video that this is a spoof of?
Re:I suppose you had to be there ... by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 01:34 · Score: 1, Insightful

Yes, thus the "You had to be there ... er, yes." bit.
Re:I suppose you had to be there ... by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 02:22 · Score: 1, Interesting

Interesting. As a Yank (Connecticut, even), I can say that some of the humor is lost on me. I did have the presence of mind to search for the video being spoofed, and got to see a clip of it at http://www.wanadoo.co.uk/music/videos/tony_amarill o.htm?linkfrom=broadband_music&link=main1_alsoLink s&article=BBmusic_links_wanadoomusic

I used bittorent to download the spoof and watched it. I see the humor, but in an intellectual way (that is, I didn't ROFL). I think I need to be a bit more immersed in the experience of the original video and surrounding media hype to _really_ get it.

All in all, I do enjoy getting a peek at culture outside my own increasingly insular one.

Thank god(dess) for BitTorrent, or I doubt I'd ever see the new episodes of Doctor Who, a favorite of mine since I first saw Tom Baker play the part in 1977 or so :)

If only I could find functionning servers for the older episodes!
Re:I suppose you had to be there ... by tubs · 2005-05-18 03:18 · Score: 1

I think you are doing very well to even "slightly" get it - You have to know who Peter Kay is, who the charaters are he plays in his television program, who British small screen stars are and what comic relief is all about.

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Re:I suppose you had to be there ... by pshuman · 2005-05-18 04:24 · Score: 1

Let me guess - You're not from the UK, and you've never seen the video that this is a spoof of?
Here is a clip from the Tony Christie & Peter Kay video: Amarillo

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Wed May 18 13:03:26 CEST 2005 [3866]

Kosovo by bhima · 2005-05-17 23:03 · Score: 2, Insightful

The was a film of Nato soliders spoofing the Beach Boy's song "Kokomo" on big-boys recently and it suddenly disapeared, shame really as it was quite funny.

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Re:Kosovo by imogthe · 2005-05-18 00:20 · Score: 2, Informative

As of yesterday I could access it here : http://www.big-boys.com/articles/kosovo.html

I don't know if it's taken down as the site is blocked from where I work:(
Re:Kosovo by The+Limp+Devil · 2005-05-18 00:57 · Score: 1

This is the video, which has gone down rather badly with the Serbs:
Re:Kosovo by advocate_one · 2005-05-18 04:25 · Score: 1

this will get it for you without having to mess around with unblocking the window which adblock has kindly blocked for me...
wget http://media2.big-boys.com/bbmedia/kosovo1.wmv

I went diving into the source for that page to find the real link...

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Re:Kosovo by Brutulf · 2005-05-18 04:37 · Score: 0

There's been a lot of pepper about it here in Norway, as it was seemingly made by norwegian soldiers in the "elite" Telemark battalion. I aaven't seen it so I can't comment further, but I think it's quite old. Typical that they don't catch one before it's several months old and the soldiers who made it are already home...

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Wed May 18 13:03:22 CEST 2005 [166]

Tsktsktsk.... by Mister+Impressive · 2005-05-17 23:04 · Score: 5, Insightful

they should've used YouSendit d:

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Re:Tsktsktsk.... by Jellybob · 2005-05-17 23:44 · Score: 1

This is completely off topic, but whats the catch?

It appears to be a service that allows people to send large files to each other, with no advertising, or other cost attached.

As the saying goes... if it seems too good to be true...
Re:Tsktsktsk.... by Mister+Impressive · 2005-05-17 23:47 · Score: 1

It's been around since '03, so it's somewhat reliable, but anyone intelligent wouldn't upload sensitive information to it...

Wait.. intelligence on the internet? Yeah, right.

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Re:Tsktsktsk.... by HaloZero · 2005-05-18 00:36 · Score: 1

How about the fact that they get to keep your files, after the fact?

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Re:Tsktsktsk.... by Mister+Impressive · 2005-05-18 00:55 · Score: 1

They claim to offer deletion if you click the link to do so on the download page, why they'd want to keep it instead of deleting it is beyond me...

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Download link by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 23:07 · Score: 1, Informative

Full video:
http://www.twobeds.com/armadilllo.wmv

Re:Download link by ChePibe · 2005-05-18 02:44 · Score: 1

No video, just the song? What gives? Maybe mplayer isn't working right...
Re:Download link by Stankatz · 2005-05-18 11:39 · Score: 1

can you email it to me? plz!!! LOL!!!

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I'M AN OPEN PROXY, BAN ME! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 23:08 · Score: -1

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Wed May 18 13:09:00 CEST 2005 [6152]

I'M AN OPEN PROXY, BAN ME! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 23:09 · Score: -1

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Wed May 18 13:09:34 CEST 2005 [4660]

I'M AN OPEN PROXY, BAN ME! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 23:09 · Score: -1

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Wed May 18 13:09:58 CEST 2005 [1048]

I'M AN OPEN PROXY, BAN ME! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 23:09 · Score: -1, Troll

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Wed May 18 13:10:06 CEST 2005 [4713]

Brilliant! by utexaspunk · 2005-05-17 23:10 · Score: 0, Redundant

Brilliant!

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Wed May 18 13:11:13 CEST 2005 [8235]

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Wed May 18 13:11:13 CEST 2005 [2191]

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Wed May 18 13:11:48 CEST 2005 [4702]

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Wed May 18 13:11:48 CEST 2005 [3490]

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Wed May 18 13:13:59 CEST 2005 [1297]

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Wed May 18 13:13:57 CEST 2005 [5861]

I'M AN OPEN PROXY, BAN ME! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 23:14 · Score: -1

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Wed May 18 13:13:53 CEST 2005 [5357]

I'M AN OPEN PROXY, BAN ME! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 23:14 · Score: -1, Redundant

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Wed May 18 13:14:03 CEST 2005 [4686]

I'M AN OPEN PROXY, BAN ME! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 23:14 · Score: -1, Troll

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Wed May 18 13:14:01 CEST 2005 [9740]

Re:Where can we get it now? FROM HERE by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 23:14 · Score: 0

From here:
http://www.twobeds.com/armadilllo.wmv

I'M AN OPEN PROXY, BAN ME! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 23:14 · Score: -1

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Wed May 18 13:14:13 CEST 2005 [4190]

I'M AN OPEN PROXY, BAN ME! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 23:14 · Score: -1, Troll

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Wed May 18 13:14:08 CEST 2005 [7051]

Not an e-mail problem... by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 23:14 · Score: 0

RTFA. The problem wasn't the 50Mb e-mail it was that "so many people tried to download it". In other words, sheer popularity overwhelming the webservers, like with a Slashdotting.

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I'M AN OPEN PROXY, BAN ME! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-17 23:18 · Score: -1

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Wed May 18 13:18:58 CEST 2005 [6025]

52mb email attachments? by Obliviously · 2005-05-17 23:18 · Score: 1, Redundant

They "emailed" the video, which caused too many people to download it?

This sounds like web traffic. You would think the Ministry of Defence may incorporate firewalls, proxy servers or QoS. If this was email, why didn't the MoD mail servers refuse such large attachments?

Besides I didn't think anyone but my network users try to send out 50 mb email attachments...

Re:52mb email attachments? by WarwickRyan · 2005-05-18 00:01 · Score: 1

Too many people downloaded it from their email boxes.

Downloading isn't all about the www..

The file was emailed, and then forward, forward and forwarded again. As the attachment was huge, it didn't take long to kill the network.

Suffice to say that we've had similar things happen at my company. It's due to lack of user understanding.
Re:52mb email attachments? by vleaflet · 2005-05-18 00:04 · Score: 0

If this was email, why didn't the MoD mail servers refuse such large attachments?

I can't help but keep wondering the same matter. In my opinion, emails should be text-only, but that's almost another story. Point is, that it would be so easy to trick a regular computer user e.g. by renaming this_is_a_virus.exe to a try_me.exe, which looks much kinder to me.
Attachments are biaad.
Re:52mb email attachments? by matth · 2005-05-18 00:19 · Score: 1, Redundant

Sounds more like lack of admin understanding.. what the heck are you doing allowing a 50MB file into your system?!?!
Re:52mb email attachments? by tomhudson · 2005-05-18 00:56 · Score: 2, Insightful

Point is, that it would be so easy to trick a regular computer user e.g. by renaming this_is_a_virus.exe to a try_me.exe, which looks much kinder to me.
This is the internet we're talking about - you could name something dontClickOnMeImAVirusYouStupidPieceOfShit.exe, and people will STILL click on it, "just to see if it really is".

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Not funny? by antdude · 2005-05-17 23:30 · Score: 1

I watched BBC's streaming video clip from its article. Was it me or was it not funny? Maybe BBC didn't air the whole video clip or I missed the joke. :(

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Re:Not funny? by norfolkboy · 2005-05-17 23:33 · Score: 1

The BBC aired a couple of stills and a crapped up version of the music.

Download the full version, it's very funny. Had me in stitches.

When I saw the BBC cut down version yesterday i thought the same as you
Re:Not funny? by antdude · 2005-05-17 23:45 · Score: 1

Thanks. I will go download it then. It will be a while (dial-up) so I hope you're right. ;)

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Re:Not funny? by antdude · 2005-05-19 21:38 · Score: 1

I watched it, and it was OK. Cool idea, but not funny to me. :(

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Wed May 18 13:30:49 CEST 2005 [5119]

Right... by -medeakun- · 2005-05-17 23:35 · Score: 5, Funny

I got this in an e-mail, should clear some things up

1. Start at London Heathrow Airport.
2. Catch flight from London Heathrow to Dallas Fort Worth Airport.
3. Hire car at Dallas Fort Worth Airport.
4. Start going toward the "Airport Exit" on "International Parkway South" - follow for 0.2 miles.
5. Bear left onto the highway toward "Terminal East Parking" - follow for 0.3 miles.
6. Bear left onto "International Parkway North" toward "North Airport Exit" - follow for 2.9 miles.
7. Take the "Highway 114 west" exit toward "Fort Worth" - follow for 29.2 miles
8. Then continue on "US 287 North" - follow for 91.1 miles
9."US 287 North" becomes "Interstate-44 east" - follow for 0.7 miles
10. Take left fork onto "US-287 North" toward "Vernon" - follow for 104.0 miles
11."US 287 north" becomes "Avenue F (US-287)" - follow for 2.8 miles
12. Continue to follow "US 287 North" - follow for 104.9 miles
13. Take left ramp onto "Interstate 40 west" toward "Dumas" - follow for 7.8 miles
14. Take "Exit 70" onto "US 60 east" toward "Dumas" - follow for 0.5 miles
15. Take the "Buchanan Street" exit toward "Dumas/Pampa" - follow for 1.7 miles
16. Turn right onto "Old Route 66 (Interstate 40)" - follow for 0.1 miles
17. Arrive at the centre of "Amarillo, Texas"

That's the f*cking way to Amarillo
SO CAN EVERYONE PLEASE STOP SINGING IT NOW!!!!!!!

Re:Right... by Alioth · 2005-05-17 23:47 · Score: 1

Why drive? Amarillo has an airport served by Southwest Airlines. I dare say they do direct flights to Dallas (they certainly do to Houston).

Actually, I don't know the point of that song. Amarillo is a fairly non-descript town. The only notable thing about it is there is a nuclear weapons storage facility there, plus a Bell-Textron facility where (at least a couple of years ago) they had a couple of Osprey powered-lift aircraft.

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Re:Right... by grouse · 2005-05-17 23:58 · Score: 1

To get there using Southwest you'd have to do a ground transfer in DFW or IAH to an airport served by Southwest (DAL and HOU). Amarillo International (!) Airport is also served by American Eagle and Continental Express, so that would be easiest.
Re:Right... by jobsagoodun · 2005-05-18 00:02 · Score: 4, Funny

My wife went to the doctor the other day and said "Doctor, doctor I was in the shower this morning and my vagina was singing 'show me the way to amarillo'". The doctor said "Don't worry, luv, every c*nts singing that at the moment".
Re:Right... by Rostin · 2005-05-18 00:21 · Score: 1

The other thing very nearby Amarillo that a lot of people seem to like is the Palo Duro Canyon. It's certainly not the grand canyon, but it's also nothing to shake a stick at. It's reputed to be the second largest canyon in the US.

The Bell-Textron facility you are talking about has more than a couple of Ospreys. They make them there. :)

I know these things because I grew up nearby Amarillo (about 50 miles away) and did a summer internship at the nuclear weapons facility you mention (Pantex). They do more than store them there, by the way. They do maintenance on them, and they also do a bit of research on high explosives. It's a pretty large complex. Here's a google satellite pic.

Anyway, I agree more or less with you assessment. Amarillo is a fairly non-descript town.
Re:Right... by BenjyD · 2005-05-18 00:36 · Score: 1

Can you think of another four syllable place name that rhymes with pillow? I know I can't.
Re:Right... by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 00:39 · Score: 1, Funny

Tony Christie comes from Sheffield.

He'll need directions to get to Heathrow Airport please.
Re:Right... by Speare · 2005-05-18 00:42 · Score: 2, Funny

But do you know the way to San Jose?

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Re:Right... by Alioth · 2005-05-18 00:54 · Score: 1

I've been to Palo Duro canyon and camped in it (the reason I ever spent any time near Amarillo) and been stranded there for a night when the attitude indicator in my plane died and it was solid IFR conditions in Houston (and wound up having to get SouthWest back to HOU). So I've seen the Pantex plant close up, it's inconvieniently located right near the airport with prohibited airspace right around it meaning you have to carefully navigate the approach!

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Re:Right... by AndroidCat · 2005-05-18 01:02 · Score: 1

It's certainly not the grand canyon, but it's also nothing to shake a stick at.
Why? Are there laws against it?

I wonder if I could get funding to go on a world tour, shaking a stick at monuments and natural wonders? "Hey Palo Duro Canyon, shake shake, I'm shaking a stick at you! What are you going to do about it eh? shake shake Look at me, I'm shaking! I'm shaking!" (I'll check for Sarlacc-type tongues first.)

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Re:Right... by Bacchuss · 2005-05-18 01:06 · Score: 1

Try planning a route from NYC to LA. Where does the longest section lead you? (Got it by accident)
Re:Right... by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 01:07 · Score: 1

Really? How does it sound with stereo ear-muffs?
Re:Right... by kevcol · 2005-05-18 01:24 · Score: 2, Funny

Duh!

Armadillo
Re:Right... by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 01:25 · Score: 1, Funny

18. Profit!!! (???)
Re:Right... by kzinti · 2005-05-18 01:32 · Score: 1

Amarillo is a fairly non-descript town.

Maybe, but just west on I-10 is Sweetwater, home of the annual Rattlesnake Roundup. Cue the singers: "O whacking day, o whacking day, Our hallowed snake-skull cracking day..."
Re:Right... by karnal · 2005-05-18 01:35 · Score: 2, Funny

but it's also nothing to shake a stick at.

I agree. I shook a stick at it and it took my arm clean off!

Bad canyon!

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Re:Right... by l-ascorbic · 2005-05-18 01:54 · Score: 1

If you'd seen the BBC Election spoof version, you'd know that "Portillo" is the best rhyme.
Re:Right... by Fishstick · 2005-05-18 01:59 · Score: 1

SHAKE A STICK AT - "Although this does have a literal meaning, to threaten with a stick, we in the United States give it much more fanciful interpretation. If we say, 'There are more filling stations in town than one can shake a stick at,' we mean nothing more than that the town contains an abundance of places at which one may purchase gasoline for one's motorcar. That American usage dates from early in the nineteenth century. One may speculate that it arose from the play at warfare by small boys - George Washington Jones flourishing a triumphant wooden sword over the considerable number of British soldiers who surrendered at Yorktown, more, in fact, than he could wave his 'stick' at. Then, too, we use the expression to indicate a comparative that may express derogation, and have done so for well over a hundred years. David Crockett, in his "Tour to North and Down East" (1835), wrote of one place at which he stayed, 'This was a temperance house, and there was nothing to treat a friend to that was worth shaking a stick at." From "Heavens to Betsy" (1955, Harper & Row) by Charles Earle Funk.

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Re:Right... by iainl · 2005-05-18 02:07 · Score: 1

I missed it, but now I'm mentally singing "Is this the way to arm Portillo?" by ex-fellow Tory Cabinet minister, subsequent landmine flogger David Mellor.

Disturbing.

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Re:Right... by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 02:27 · Score: 0

You got away lucky. After all, it's words are backed with NUCLEAR WEAPONS!
Re:Right... by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 02:36 · Score: 0

Get on the A6178 out of Sheffield, toward Rotherham.
Join the M1 Southbound at Rotherham
Get off at J6A and join the M25 anti-clockwise
Get off at J15 and take the M4 Spur directly to Heathrow.

Easy peasy.
Re:Right... by VAXcat · 2005-05-18 02:42 · Score: 3, Funny

You forgot the coolest thing about Amarillo - it's where the world's biggest helium mine is. Over 90% of the helium ore mined in the world comes form the helium mine at Amarillo.

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Re:Right... by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 02:48 · Score: 0

But do you know the way to San Jose?

Yeah, from my house you make a left then a right and then go down a ways. Then get on 280 south and go about ten miles.
Re:Right... by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 02:54 · Score: 2, Funny

But do you know the way to San Jose?

No, but I can tell you how to get to Sesame St.
Re:Right... by pianophile · 2005-05-18 03:04 · Score: 1

Over 90% of the helium ore mined in the world comes form the helium mine at Amarillo.

There is no such thing as "helium ore".

"[...] helium is produced chiefly in Texas and Kansas, where it occurs as a minor constituent of the natural gas produced with oil there."

Learn more about Helium.

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Re:Right... by VAXcat · 2005-05-18 03:09 · Score: 1

Does that hook in your mouth hurt much? Learn more about humor. (I never fail to get a full creel of victims when I use the helium mine troll...). Maybe you'd have gotten it if I had included the bits about cave outs, trapping the miners against the roof of the mine, their voices squeaking hideously frmt he helium in the air...or the part about the ore carts getting loose and floating into the way of jetliners...

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Re:Right... by ptbarnett · 2005-05-18 03:32 · Score: 1

Why drive? Amarillo has an airport served by Southwest Airlines. I dare say they do direct flights to Dallas (they certainly do to Houston).
Southwest Airlines flies out of Love Field (DAL), not DFW. So, a traveler would have to make their way from DFW to DAL (about 30 minutes, if the traffic is light) to catch a SWA flight.

American Airllines operates regional jets from DFW to Amarillo. But, I doubt that would have been modded +5, Funny.
Re:Right... by idontgno · 2005-05-18 03:32 · Score: 1

Hell, I'm just falling about LMAO picturing what the miner's canaries must sound like...

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Re:Right... by gnuyarlathotep · 2005-05-18 04:14 · Score: 1

Whatever, the coolest thing about Amarillo is the huge treacle mine just south of town. It is the largest in the world after the famous Tilehurst mine in the UK.
Re:Right... by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 04:24 · Score: 0

I beg to differ, the coolest thing about Amarilla by far is the large vat of lemon custard that the local populace bathes in during the annual custard festival.
Re:Right... by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 05:24 · Score: 0

Or Willow? What an appalling line!!
Re:Right... by Feztaa · 2005-05-18 08:17 · Score: 1

I've been away so long, I may go wrong and lose my way...
Re:Right... by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-23 01:31 · Score: 0

The world's most famous athiest is probably Richard Dawkins, with that woman who sued over organized school prayer in the 1970s or that guy who sued over the changes Congress made to the Pledge of Allegience in the 1950s last year being probably slightly more famous in the US.
I've never heard of Antony Flew, and I doubt anyone else reading this has. Please don't make Christians look like dumbasses by promoting this kind of hype.

In another news.. by William+Robinson · 2005-05-17 23:35 · Score: 1

The MoD servers went down again after the story appeared on slashdot. :)

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Correction by rpjs · 2005-05-17 23:42 · Score: 5, Informative

It's the "UK Ministry of DefenCe", not "Defense".

Re:Correction by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 00:20 · Score: 0

They even have a ministry there to get rid of fences? Ok, they also wear funny hairpieces at lawsuits, so, well, erm...
Re:Correction by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 00:31 · Score: 3, Funny

Yeah, that tears it. No more Mr. Nice Guy. From now on it's Pearl Harbour.... you hear me yanks... Pearl HARBOUR.
Re:Correction by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 00:34 · Score: 0

They're both right, asshat.
It's like "color" and "colour."

So go away and learn how to be a proper spelling Nazi.
Re:Correction by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 00:41 · Score: -1, Flamebait

They are not 'both right'....

in the US one is correct, in the UK - the other ...asshat
Re:Correction by madhippy · 2005-05-18 00:47 · Score: 1

I was always taught that the noun has a 'c' and when used as a verb it changes to 's'.

something like:

I'm practising tennis tonight.
I'm going to tennis practice tonight.

etc
Re:Correction by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 00:49 · Score: 0

http://www.mod.uk/ suggests you're wrong.
BTW It's arsehat.
Re:Correction by Black.Shuck · 2005-05-18 01:16 · Score: 2, Funny

It's the "UK Ministry of DefenCe", not "Defense".

Don't be so poduntic.
Re:Correction by WIAKywbfatw · 2005-05-18 01:31 · Score: 4, Informative

Sorry, I know there are transatlantic spelling differences but I doubt even Americans spell "pedantic" as "poduntic". Time you buy yourself a dictionary.

And, for the record, it is The Ministry of Defence, not The Ministry of Defense. I'm British, but I'd never refer to the US's equivalent, the DOD, as the Department of Defence. It's called respecting other cultures, you know?

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Re:Correction by kjamez · 2005-05-18 01:32 · Score: 1

my favorite brit 'misspelling' is 'tyres' ...

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Re:Correction by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 01:48 · Score: 0

I'm tyred.
Re:Correction by rpjs · 2005-05-18 02:01 · Score: 1

Well said.

(repeat after me UK /.ers:)

Whose bloody language is it anyway?

If it was meant to be spelled the American way it'd bloody well be *called* American, not English.

Ah, the hours of fun I have at home, seeing as my wife is both American and a sociolinguist and so has some rather diverging views from the above...
Re:Correction by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 02:02 · Score: 0

That might work, if the word were 'defensing'.
Re:Correction by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 02:03 · Score: 0

It's always bottoms with you Americans.

Right, I'll just go in there and smash his backside!
Re:Correction by gowen · 2005-05-18 02:05 · Score: 1

Stuff that, I'm going to start talking about the 11/9 terrorist attacks.

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Re:Correction by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 02:08 · Score: 0

But "defence" isn't a verb.
Re:Correction by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 02:20 · Score: 0

Since when exactly did Americans respect other cultures?
Re:Correction by Xoro · 2005-05-18 02:25 · Score: 2, Funny

It's called respecting other cultures, you know?

Yup, it's all about respect. Good thing nobody in Britain would every do that.

From ruling the waves to whining about disrespectful spelling. How the mighty have fallen...

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Re:Correction by Black.Shuck · 2005-05-18 02:33 · Score: 1

Simmer down there, it was a joke. (But evidently not as glaring obvious as I thought.)

I'm British myself, although I do admit to preferring the "S" spelling of that particular word. I also tend to drop my "U" in words like "favorite".

But the next time you think to correct someone on regional spelling differences, remember that there are around 2,000 words in the English language that not even the people who write the dictionaries can agree on the spelling of.

I recommend reading Made In America by Bill Bryson for an interesting and accessible history on how English has evolved over the last 500 years, both at home and abroad.
Re:Correction by Malc · 2005-05-18 02:33 · Score: 2, Interesting

Have you thought that perhaps the people of England define how English words are spelt, and that it's everybody else who're wrong?
Re:Correction by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 02:49 · Score: 0

If it was meant to be spelled the American way it'd bloody well be *called* American, not English.

Actually I speak American English. Or perhaps you could say the (Mid-Western) American dialect of English, if you want to be more specific.

Ah, the hours of fun I have at home, seeing as my wife is both American and a sociolinguist and so has some rather diverging views from the above...

AH HA! Now we know what has happened to most of the geeky women in the USA, you Brits have been filching them!
Re:Correction by WIAKywbfatw · 2005-05-18 03:01 · Score: 2, Funny

From "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free" to carpet bombing innocent women and children. From New World to a Brave New World.

Please, don't start the "my country is better than your country" shit. It's a game that neither of us can truly win.

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Re:Correction by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 03:19 · Score: 0

Sigh.

I was merely pointing out that spelling differences are not an appropriate basis for sanctimonious twaddle about cultural respect.

Still, must have hit it pretty close to the mark to get you all riled up like that...
Re:Correction by AGMW · 2005-05-18 03:39 · Score: 1

But "defence" isn't a verb.
Not yet it isn't ... see also party!

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Re:Correction by AGMW · 2005-05-18 03:41 · Score: 2, Funny

AH HA! Now we know what has happened to most of the geeky women in the USA, you Brits have been filching them!
There you go again! It's spelt felching!

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Re:Correction by WIAKywbfatw · 2005-05-18 03:52 · Score: 1

On the contrary, respecting someone else's language is perhaps the best place to start when it comes to fostering a positive relationship with them.

Riled up? Because I'm mature enough to point out that we all have faults that makes me riled up, does it? OK, if you say so.

I'm British, and I'm also a big fan of American football. But when I'm talking about the game I don't talk about defence, I talk about defense. It's the small things like this, as much as the bigger things, that are true signs of how much you respect someone else's culture, and by extension, how much you respect them too.

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Re:Correction by isorox · 2005-05-18 04:02 · Score: 2, Funny

Forget that, this is slashdot. It's Perl Harbour
Re:Correction by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 04:15 · Score: 0

Please read the BBC link -- do you seriously think they are being disrespectful? That I should find their use of "Department of Defence" *offensive*? I can imagine parochial chuckling if you used the spelling "defence" in a chat about American football (assuming anyone noticed), but for a person to take it as a sign of disrespect is laughable.

It's just so ghetto.
Re:Correction by WIAKywbfatw · 2005-05-18 04:41 · Score: 2, Interesting

Perhaps it's not as obvious to you because we're talking about two languages (if you consider them to be two languages) that overlap so much but it's far more obvious when it's, say, Spanish and English.

I'm a native English speaker and my Spanish is pretty good, but the butchery of Spanish that I've seen by most people with similar backgrounds, and the complete disdain they show when someone clearly can't understand what they've said is a sight to see.

How much respect you show someone else's language and culture really plays a big part in how they view you, especially if you are a guest in their country. Like I've pointed out before, this is perhaps a small tip of the iceberg thing but the number of times I've seen Americans laughing at English spellings that aren't common in the US just here on Slashdot has been far too numerous to count.

You might not think so but it's these small affronts that play a bigger part in how we perceive others - ignorant, racist, whatever - than most people truly appreciate.

I'll say it again, it doesn't hurt to respect other people's cultures. After all, what harm can that do?

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Re:Correction by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 05:05 · Score: 0

Bad Spanish and Americans and English laughing at each other's spelling is not an "affront" -- that you view it as such is precisely the problem.

Your desire to turn the normal friction of intercultural communication into an assessment of moral worth might just be the worst possible inhibitor of such communication there is. I live in a city of marginal English -- do you think if I went around tut-tutting the disrespect you feel is implied by these various ethnic dialects, that I would be striking a blow against ignorance and racism? Hardly.

Does it hurt to lay aside your quest for the morally-offended high ground?

After all, what harm can it do?
Re:Correction by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 12:23 · Score: 0

Sorry, I know there are transatlantic spelling differences but I doubt even Americans spell "pedantic" as "poduntic". Time you buy yourself a dictionary.

Whoosh!

There goes the joke over your head.

A lesson in the right thing to say. by ear1grey · 2005-05-17 23:44 · Score: 4, Insightful

To be fair The Ministry of Defence Press Office handled this brilliantly. Any negative comment, or any hint of any negative comment about the troops would not, and could not be made. They could have brushed it under the carpet, but by commenting positively they have reinforced the morale of the soldiers, and further, reinforced their image as an approachable peacekeeping force, something which has been key to their low engagement rates in southern Iraq.

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Re:A lesson in the right thing to say. by gowen · 2005-05-17 23:48 · Score: 1

Damn right.

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Re:A lesson in the right thing to say. by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 00:12 · Score: 0

nail/head interface.
Re:A lesson in the right thing to say. by DennisInDallas · 2005-05-18 01:02 · Score: 2, Interesting

Yes, the MoD done good.

I shudder to think what fate would befall yanks that did the same... probably get themselves locked up right next to the promoters of the gitmo girlie shows.
Re:A lesson in the right thing to say. by cluke · 2005-05-18 03:00 · Score: 2, Funny

Maybe they were just so relieved that the video didn't involve naked Iraqis having their genitals pointed at, eh?
Re:A lesson in the right thing to say. by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 04:28 · Score: 1, Funny

However, I wonder if the MPAA/RIAA will sue the MoD for using and distributing a copyrighted work without financial compensation... That would be fun to watch.
Re:A lesson in the right thing to say. by Col.+Blackwolf · 2005-05-18 05:25 · Score: 2, Funny

Thanks. Now I have the mental image of a squad of SAS storming the RIAA building.

Actually, that's a movie I'd like to see :)
Re:A lesson in the right thing to say. by learn+fast · 2005-05-18 09:27 · Score: 1

Yea, but I wish somebody had shown them the $14 steadicam site first...

well not being a killjoy or anything but.. by Morg · 2005-05-18 00:05 · Score: 1

"...caused the system to crash is unfortunate, but this did not affect operations.." nice to know my taxes are being well spent on a system that doesn't affect anything if it goes down... can't wait for George Galloway v U.S. Congress round 2, I wonder if the (new?) email admin at MoD will find an email filter before that little gem hits the net.... hope not...

Re:well not being a killjoy or anything but.. by lachlan76 · 2005-05-18 00:17 · Score: 1

You really think that they run their communications that the need for combat ops through a single set of shared email servers? Or that they use email at ALL as a required component?
Re:well not being a killjoy or anything but.. by Morg · 2005-05-18 00:21 · Score: 0

over the last few months on the British news you'll find at least 2 examples where emails have led to a subsequent resignation. Im sure that nuclear codes aren't hidden in the signature of an Outlook Express mail...but to say that confidential info doesn't go through email is stretching credibility. not everyone has the will to create a vpn tunnel every time they wish to communicate.
Re:well not being a killjoy or anything but.. by Robmonster · 2005-05-18 00:31 · Score: 1

I think its called Reduncancy.

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Re:well not being a killjoy or anything but.. by Robmonster · 2005-05-18 00:36 · Score: 1

or Redundancy, of course... :p

(Doh!)

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Re:well not being a killjoy or anything but.. by Morg · 2005-05-18 00:37 · Score: 1

you sure its not speeling ?
Re:well not being a killjoy or anything but.. by Morg · 2005-05-18 00:39 · Score: 1

ok fair play - I get the point :)
Re:well not being a killjoy or anything but.. by node+3 · 2005-05-18 08:37 · Score: 1

You fail the reading comprehension portion of the test.

They said: "caused the system to crash is unfortunate, but this did not affect operations"

You read: "a system that doesn't affect anything if it goes down"

And you fail the civics portion of the test.

The UK Government (just like the US Government) spends money on things that are not critical to operations. This is both on purpose, and the right thing to do.

Two problems ... by hopethisnickisnottak · 2005-05-18 00:16 · Score: 0

a> It is the ministry of defenCe, not defenSe. b> The MoD wasn't broken. Their servers were.

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Modern tactics... by ArAgost · 2005-05-18 00:32 · Score: 5, Funny

Slashdotting something before having it posted to Slashdot. Always be a step ahead your enemy!

Re:Modern tactics... by medgooroo · 2005-05-18 00:56 · Score: 0

No offence, but im not really sure the british army is an enemy slashdot needs. *envisions tanks rolling over servers*

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Original video by GQuon · 2005-05-18 00:51 · Score: 1

The original being spoofed is here: Is this the way to Amarillo?

If I find bigger versions, I might reply to this post.

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Propaganda probably by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 01:00 · Score: 0

The British Armed Services, or at least the upper echelons (cough) thereof, aren't exactly popular at the moment after the whole four-letter-named country business.

The video itself is probably a happy accident, but it has been allowed to slip through because it makes a military life look like it's all fun and games out there on patrol. Thus, by proxy the British Armed Services look good.

Or maybe I need to adjust my tinfoil hat.

Torrent, please by GQuon · 2005-05-18 01:01 · Score: 1

Torrent, please.

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Re:Torrent, please by Excors · 2005-05-18 02:18 · Score: 1

Like this? (magnet:?xt=urn:btih:4LRCV4AOJUMY2XDE3ZDHZ2VAZUYXC NEO)

The way to amarillo? Step out my front door. by StormyWeather · 2005-05-18 01:07 · Score: 4, Funny

I like Amarillo, TX. It's a good place to live, but it's not nearly as hick'ish anymore as folks in England want it to be when they get here after winning one of those radio station contests. I mean most duallys don't even have a 5th wheel hitch anymore, the belt buckles have shrunk well below the 8 inch radius, heck we only bury Caddilacs half way now.

Re:The way to amarillo? Step out my front door. by VAXcat · 2005-05-18 02:44 · Score: 1

Yah, when folks from our London office visit us here in Houston, they typically load up on cowboy hats, boots and jeans right off, and wear that rig for the rest of their stay, never noticing that none of us are doing so...

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Re:The way to amarillo? Step out my front door. by dangitman · 2005-05-18 19:30 · Score: 1

cowboy hats, boots and jeans right off, and wear that rig for the rest of their stay, never noticing that none of us are doing so...
Could I ask why you don't wear them? Cowboy hats, boots and jeans are awesome clothes. I wear them, and don't even live in a farming region. Doesn't it get kind of hot in Texas? Wouldn't you want to wear a cowboy hat for protection from the sun?

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Re:The way to amarillo? Step out my front door. by VAXcat · 2005-05-19 09:42 · Score: 1

Cowboy hats are superfluous at best, a nuisance in the way at worst, when you live in Houston, because the weather is so bad here, you never ever go outside unless you absolutely have to, so it's always in the way, especially in the car (and one never walks anywhere here, since it's so hot). Jeans are good, but, unfortunately, most office jobs don't allow them at work. Cowboy boots, having pointed toes and high heels are just the thing when you're trying to get your foot back through the stirrup while riding your cayuse, but, once more, not a lot of horseback riding happens during the work day at the office. Those pointed toes hurt, and the heel makes walking awkward. A good pair of Wellington boots, or running shoes are much more comfortable.

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Re:The way to amarillo? Step out my front door. by dangitman · 2005-05-19 11:25 · Score: 1

Cowboy hats are superfluous at best, a nuisance in the way at worst, when you live in Houston, because the weather is so bad here, you never ever go outside unless you absolutely have to, so it's always in the way, especially in the car (and one never walks anywhere here, since it's so hot). Jeans are good, but, unfortunately, most office jobs don't allow them at work.
Wow, that must suck. Confined to cars and buildings with air-conditioning. Not allowed to wear jeans at work. I wonder how the original cowboys ever survived without air-conditioning and SUVs.

Cowboy boots, having pointed toes and high heels are just the thing when you're trying to get your foot back through the stirrup while riding your cayuse,

Well, you don't have to buy "X-treme" cowboy boots, you know. And you can get them custom fitted. But I do like decent (adidas) sneakers as well as boots.

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Re:The way to amarillo? Step out my front door. by VAXcat · 2005-05-20 02:03 · Score: 1

Yah, well, what can ya do, it's Houston. When they start looking to recruit lunar colonists, Houstonians will be ready, 'cause we're already used to an environment where you stay indoors, and if the climate control equipment fails, it's life threatening. As far as the original cowboys...the population of Houston was a very tiny fraction of what it became after airco became available and (relatively) cheap. This climate is deadly without airco. As it is, every summer, a goodly slug of folks die from the heat and humidity.

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E-mail attachments are evil by SgtChaireBourne · 2005-05-18 01:08 · Score: 1

E-mail attachments are evil. The video was 50MB, before conversion to base64 which made it much larger.

On the technical side, this is a clear case why WWW, regular file sharing (Samba, Netware, AFS, etc.) or even P2P like BitTorrent should be used instead.

Mail is not for sending binary attachments of any size. Mail transfer agents and mailing list software ought to block attachments by default. That would also put the lid on quite a few of the MS viruses and worms out there.

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Re:E-mail attachments are evil by RWerp · 2005-05-18 08:30 · Score: 1

Mail transfer agents and mailing list software ought to block attachments by default.

Sure, because my professor being able to send me a PDF file with his paper would be just too terrible to allow?

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Blind soldier by GQuon · 2005-05-18 01:22 · Score: 1

Did you catch the guy with the white cane? :-)

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Re:Blind soldier by AndroidCat · 2005-05-18 02:33 · Score: 2, Funny

That cane is probably used for carefully probing the ground so he doesn't become a Spread All Over The Landscape soldier. I did notice the ones with cigarettes. Don't they know that's dangerous?

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Those poor birds! by Muad'Dave · 2005-05-18 01:37 · Score: 1

... they had a couple of Osprey powered-lift aircraft.

Couldn't they use jet engines like everyone else?

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Re:Those poor birds! by RichardX · 2005-05-18 05:26 · Score: 1

Re: your sig
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Depends whereabouts you're going to be. I'm a northern scot myself, so I'll give you some ideas for this end of the land

Inverness makes a pretty good base to explore the highlands from. If you want to see the kind of stuff that usually gets portrayed in movies about Scotland - the moors, heather, rolling hills, all that kind of stuff, then you'll want to head to the west coast - the Inverness/Dingwall to Ullapool drive is nice and scenic, and you can stop off at Rogue Falls, the Corrieshalloch Gorge, and the Falls of Measach on the way. If so inclined you could then take a looping route back via Gairloch, which is quite a nice little town (turning back to Inverness, via Dingwall on the Achnasheen road). Also, Strathpeffer, just outside of Dingwall is worth a look, too, being an old spa town, and has a reasonably interesting Museum of Childhood.
Of course there's also Loch Ness and Castle Urquhart, too - though the "official Loch Ness Visitor Centre" is a bit of a tourist trap.

There's a map showing some of these areas here

Hope this helps :)

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Re:Those poor birds! by Muad'Dave · 2005-05-18 06:38 · Score: 1

Thank you very much for the information! Where in Scotland are you, approximately? One of my harem girls wants to stay in Aviemore, which as I recall is not too horribly far from Inverness. We want to stay in the country, in B&B's as much as possible. Why visit a country and ignore all of the wonderful interactions with its citizens?
I like your suggestion re: Ullapool and looping around to the west toward Gairloch. We've got 2 weeks, so we can explore a fair bit of the country.

I want to see the Falkirk wheel, my wife wants to see the highlands and the valley of Tweed (opposite ends, I know), and Carol the harem girl wants to see and drink it all!

My wife and I 'own' a square foot each way the heck up in Camster - is it worth heading that way to see the cairns?

Thanks a bunch for the info - I'm sure we'll have a very good time and meet tons of nice folk.

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Re:Those poor birds! by RichardX · 2005-05-18 07:13 · Score: 1

I'm in the Inverness area, myself, but I tend to travel around the highlands a lot, so I'm pretty familiar with a lot of the routes and roads.

Aviemore isn't too far from Inverness - maybe about 35 minutes or so. Nice place, too.. very much an outdoors activity type of place, as it's at the bottom of the Cairngorm Mountains.
I can't really tell you much about Falkirk, as I'm not down that very much.

As for Camster, I haven't been there, but I've been to Wick a few times, which is close by.
Wick is.. a bit of a dump, really. Of course, that's just my opinion, but I tend to find it a pretty drab and depressing place. The cairns might be pretty interesting though, and there's a lot of historical ruins and whatnot up that way.

Oh, one more thing I forgot to mention in my previous post - if you do head out west make sure you've got insect repellant, or you'll get eaten alive by the midgies!

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At least... by lawpoop · 2005-05-18 01:45 · Score: 2, Funny

... it took out various e-mail systems... the MoD said the spoof was 'brilliant.'"

At least the Message of the Day wasn't lost!

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bad! by fastfinge · 2005-05-18 01:58 · Score: 1

Why did I have to go click that? Damn it! Remember when web animations didn't have soundtracks? The web was a better place. I'm going to go stuff cotton in my ears and cry. ...the tricks that he does... Probably have to gag myself, too.

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Re:bad! by AndroidCat · 2005-05-18 02:09 · Score: 1

I swear that this one gets just a little faster each loop. Nasty trickses!

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NON-Torrent links, mac friendly? by ChePibe · 2005-05-18 02:01 · Score: 1

Some of us are on ISPs (Ok, more like a college network) that don't allow torrents, and some of us are mac users who can't/would rather not mess with viewing wmv files.

Any way to get a full-length video that's mac friendly?

Re:NON-Torrent links, mac friendly? by pboulang · 2005-05-18 02:11 · Score: 1

Come on now, can't/would rather not mess with ? Just take a few moments to go here and your mac will work just fine thankyouverymuch.
Now your full length video is mac friendly, plus, it doubles the amount of porn you can view.

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Re:NON-Torrent links, mac friendly? by ChePibe · 2005-05-18 02:26 · Score: 1

Thanks for the link! Sorry 'bout that, kind of new to this whole mac thing...
Re:NON-Torrent links, mac friendly? by poopdeville · 2005-05-18 08:05 · Score: 1

MPlayer is a good video player, but even though it can decode the newer real media formats, its much, much slower than Real Player. I caved a few weeks ago and got Real. (I know I'm really off topic, but you're new to the mac, and a college boy, so I figured I'd help you watch those old Simpsons episodes on your school's network with a minimum of frustration)

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Obvious question by Cybertect · 2005-05-18 02:35 · Score: 1

How long before the RIAA wake up to this story and start suing soldiers in Iraq?

Kids, grannies, soldiers, what's the difference? :-)

And I've heard worse by Andy+Dodd · 2005-05-18 03:01 · Score: 2, Funny

badgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadger
mushroommushroom
badgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadger...

http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/25/

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Well.. by jrushton · 2005-05-18 03:04 · Score: 1

That solves the RIAA problem then.

"Yes lets go sue a battle hardened group of men armed to the teeth with guns, tanks, ships and aircraft!!!"

Re:Well.. by zmollusc · 2005-05-18 06:29 · Score: 1

The RIAA can probably afford more soldiers and better equipment than the cash-strapped UK military.

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Re:Well.. by Farmer+Tim · 2005-05-18 16:35 · Score: 1

The RIAA doesn't need soldiers, they've got Ted Nugent!
http://www.rocktrip.net/imagenes/clasicos/Ted%20Nu gent/Ted-Nugent-CD.jpg

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the original peter kay video by feeboo · 2005-05-18 03:19 · Score: 1

it's probably been posted but i'm not going through 500 posts to find it. http://torrentspy.com/download.asp?id=210558

The Secret Service Rushes the President to Safety by LifesABeach · 2005-05-18 03:20 · Score: 1

(Washington) -crAP News Wire Release.
by Joesph Mama

The Secret Service quickly rush President Bush to a safety room especially designed for life threatning emergencies last night after viewing the vidio "Armadillo". It was believed that the viewing of Nakedly Armed Tired Operaters could only mean the world is openly ignoring the president of the united states.

After leaving the saftey room, (code named "Fewer Bunkbed"), the president was over heard saying, "I can't believe this! I prayed for guidence, and I got busy signal!"

Film at 11:00pm.

BBC by Giggle+Stick · 2005-05-18 03:49 · Score: 1

I saw a BBC story that called Rumsfeld the Secretary of Defence. What goes around, comes around, as they say over here.

Torrent of original video by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 04:11 · Score: 0

This was posted way back on page 5 and I'm simply reposting the torrent so you don't have to scroll through all the open proxy troll messages.
http://128.232.236.67:6969/torrents/AmarilloBIG.wm v.torrent?C56D7E8240F6D607624795CDFC6A8B19324EFEA5

Who is he? by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-18 04:46 · Score: 0

Could someone tell me who the hell Tony Christie is?

Thats pretty cool. by Jiggily · 2005-05-18 04:48 · Score: 1

Most of being in a combat location like that is long hours of boredom punctuated by moments where you get the crap scared out of you. I think its great that so many guys got together for something that really boosted moral! As for the mail servers not handling it? How many places will let you send a 50 Mb file easily, but cant handle 30 people trying to send one at the same time? A lot I would guess....

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50MB ain't nothin' by Qrlx · 2005-05-18 06:34 · Score: 1

Back in the good-old dot com days, one user decided to zip his entire MP3 collection and email it to his home account.

The zip file was about 1GB. Exchange server had 640MB RAM. Do the math.

Re:50MB ain't nothin' by dotwaffle · 2005-05-18 08:00 · Score: 1

Do the MATHS, not math... Bah, re-educating the bloody colonials... I dunno =)
Re:50MB ain't nothin' by ChipMonk · 2005-05-18 08:01 · Score: 1

If it was too dumb to use swap space, I'd say it sounds rather fitting.

Steadicam by ReadParse · 2005-05-18 06:37 · Score: 1

They could have benefited from a DIY steadicam knockoff. But the staging of this video was impressive, considering the relatively large cast and the timing of it all.

RP

A bit exaggerated by modworker · 2005-05-18 06:44 · Score: 2, Informative

As one of those who was affected, this is definitely a bit exaggerated. Here's what really happened (at least, on the system that I use; I can't speak for others).

The mail servers went down for a couple of hours last Friday morning - mail couldn't be sent or received. About an hour into the outage, the sysadmins sent a Windows Messaging service message to all terminals saying that the problem was a 52Mb file called "Amarillo Video" (or something like that) which people were e-mailing internally and please don't do it any more! That was it, essentially - a short-term nuisance, nothing more.

As for why this happened - well, our computer infrastructure is pretty old and cranky. The systems that fell over were mostly head office ones in London - there are literally hundreds of separate corporate networks currently in use, held together by duct tape (or so it sometimes seems), so only a fraction of the MOD was affected in the first place. They're all due to be replaced by a shiny new Defence Information Infrastructure (http://www.mod.uk/dcsa/organisations/dii/) which will be all singing, all dancing, capable of dealing with huge files etc etc etc. (Also all Windows, but you can't have everything.)

Yes, by jerky42 · 2005-05-18 07:35 · Score: 1

Because that would mean I have a government job, and I would be living in England! ;)

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Non-Torrent WMV by nodnarb1978 · 2005-05-18 09:25 · Score: 1

http://video.contemporaryinsanity.org/ Link is right on the top third of the screen, "above the fold". Enjoy!!

Re:Non-Torrent WMV by nodnarb1978 · 2005-05-18 09:54 · Score: 1

BTW, feel free to seed this link around the net; I have tons of bandwidth and enjoy watching my server under a heavy traffic load. /. nerd PSA ;)

Non-Torrent WMV by nodnarb1978 · 2005-05-18 09:31 · Score: 1

The Way to Amarillo
Link is right on the top third of the screen, "above the fold".
Enjoy!!

See it here - MPEG by illumnatLA · 2005-05-18 13:53 · Score: 1

Here's a mirror for this... let's see how long my site lasts.

http://www.theionosphere.com/Jud/Armadillo.htm

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What about the unlawfully copied background music. If I was the MOD, I would worry more about the music industry than the embarrassment of the mail servers going down.

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Re:Copyright Violation by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-21 04:20 · Score: 0

I really cant be arsed to create an account just for this reply, but that was such a dumb comment I had to reply anyway.

The MoD sent troops to war at the request of the UK government, some people say illegally, so you reckon that they should worry about a bit of music ?

I have seen no comment by the writers on the use of their music and lyrics - only Tony Christie (who sang the original 4 million seller and has just been back at the top of both the UK singles and album chart since the release of the video that this is a spoof of) has and he loves it - so I doubt anyone is about to make themselves look stupid by attempting to sue the MoD.
Re:Copyright Violation by sepluv · 2005-05-21 08:25 · Score: 1

The fact that you have further commented and added to my comment implies it wasn't that "dumb". Actually, my being dumb would've been not talking at all ;-).
The MoD sent troops to war at the request of the UK government, some people say illegally, so you reckon that they should worry about a bit of music ?
That is the point. Maybe I'm a cynic, but I think that, in this day and age, unfortunately, society--esp. our legal system--is in such a mess that the Priminister lying to Parliament and taking us on an unlawful war doesn't raise an eyelid, whereas troops (who are being killed and forced to murder people because of this decision) copying a bit of music is more likely to result in some legal action due to our hegemonic music mafia (even though they wouldn't have a case IMO--IANAL--as it it is covered by the pastiche fair-use clause of the EU copyright directive).

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