observer Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 With the placement of unelected technocrats in the Government of Greece and Italy; to do what is logically required to sort out their economic plight, rather than appease the material desires of the electorate: is it time to look for a more efficient form of governance? EG. a super computer, programmed by economists and other "experts", based on the wellbeing of the whole, and fed by the aspirations of the people. The bonus of course, is that it would make politicians redundant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 The computor says "NO". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted November 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Computers don't fire tear gas!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Pity! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewb Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 On related news, the government supposedly put up an application online which serves as a test for those who are into computer security to give it their best shot and crack the password to gain entry to an online application site to work as a security expert for one of the firms here. I find it ironic that people have cracked it in just a few hours or even minutes and even shared the answer online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 That's a bit scarey actually (and welcome to the forum by the way andrewb ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted December 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 Suppose, getting back to the original topic, what's scary is; that any reliance on computer systems; are now fair game for cyber warfare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 I have heard that the government has designed a brand new super computer that is packed with all the latest anti virus and anti hacking software. It doesn't have any sensitive information on it is just there to give the hackers something to have a go at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted December 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 It's not just the amateur or criminal hackers though; seems there's a real WW3 cyber war going on out there. between Nations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 Can You Crack It? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted December 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 Nope, but I guess there may be a million Chinese who've just qualified for MI5! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 Try this as the answer then!! Â Pr0t3ct!on#cyber_security@12*12.2011+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nick Tessla Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 Issac Asimov wrote a short story in which one citizen was selected at random, they were then asked a series of questions. The computer then decides what the result of a traditional election, and who is the winning candidate without the bother of all that voting nonsense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted December 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 Havn't seen that one, but the idea would involve everyone (with a PC!) typing in their aspirational priorities, which the computer would sort according to popular support - so perhaps the eradication of dog poo, would be fairly high?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 the story was called "Franchise" and was in a book called "earth is room enough" when I read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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