for their Usenet feeds. One poster described the ARMM debacle as
"instant Usenet history" (also establishing the term [599]despew), and
it has since been widely cited as a cautionary example of the havoc
the combination of good intentions and incompetence can wreak on a
network. Compare [600]Great Worm; [601]sorcerer's apprentice mode. See
also [602]software laser, [603]network meltdown.
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armor-plated n.
Syn. for [607]bulletproof.
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asbestos adj.
[common] Used as a modifier to anything intended to protect one from
[611]flames; also in other highly [612]flame-suggestive usages. See,
for example, [613]asbestos longjohns and [614]asbestos cork award.
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