We The Free

60 Minutes Australia did a segment on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Allegedly, BP has asked them to remove the video from their website, but it is available on YouTube.

Part 1:

Part 2:

The transcription of the video is still left available on the 60 Minutes website.

“MICHAEL USHER: Critically, three weeks before the explosion, a crewman’s mistake damaged a crucial safety seal on a device known as the blowout preventer, designed to stop an explosion. The problem was discussed at a safety meeting onboard Deepwater Horizon. Mike Williams says the rig’s owner, Transocean, suggested a temporary shutdown. But BP, which owns the oil, demanded drilling continue.

“MIKE WILLIAMS: I had the BP company man sitting directly beside me. And he literally perked up and said, “Well, my process is different, “and I think we’re going to do it this way.” So there was sort of a chest bumping kind of deal. The communication seemed to really break down as to who was ultimately in charge.”

Click here to read the rest of the transcript

I wrote a bit of a stats reporter for Spam Assassin recently for work. After posting the output on the SA mailing list, I had several requests for a copy of the script, so it’s easier if I just post it here, and point people to this post.

The script is written in gawk and is available here:

sa-spam-stats.tar.gz

I hope it’s of use to someone. If you want changes or have recommendations, please let me know.

Here is some example output: