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The Beast of Brussels
'No nickname' Ian writes "If you live in Europe you should definitely read this story about a government supercomputer. It's written by Andy McCue from silicon.com and entitled: IT Myths: Does the 'Beast of Brussels' know everything about us?
Basically, in Europe there are rumours of an EU-owned super-computer which stores and process information on every European citizen.
The piece debunks the rumour and finds out its roots are actually in a work of fiction - but there is some interesting comment from privacy activists who suggest it may not be too wide of the mark. Simon Davis of Privacy International goes so far as to suggest such computer may have existed - if perhaps not on the same 'three storey-high' magnitude."
They should get Echelon and the Beast of Brussels networked together.
You know, kinda like this.
I thought it said the *breast* of Brussels... how disappointing...
Dear god...
:)
I can only imagine how many hybrid Soviet Russia/Beowulf cluster jokes this story will generate.
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I downloaded a movie about a "beast" of Brussels---oh, wait... it was Amsterdam. Never mind...
Nah, way off base. I mean, a good conspiracy theory has to have at least an element of the believable.
That's it. I'm no longer part of Team Sanity.
I think you hit the nail on the head here. EU governments would be incapable of deciding how to fund, implement and manage a system like this. On a more cynical note if it did exist a member state would most likely come up with a means to get funding or grants for each of their citizens in the system so we could expect to see the population of Europe explode to about 20 billion over a 4-5 month period.
Do not try to read the dupe, thats impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth
What truth?
There is no dupe
Not as disappointed as me. I thought this thread was going to be about Jean Claude Van Damme's latest effort!
. . . but it was built by some hyperintelligent pandimensional beings (whose physical manifestation in their own pandimensional universe is not dissimilar to our own). Downside, is it's busy calculating 'The Answer', whatever that is . .
Your hair look like poop, Bob! - Wanker.
managing to register and tattoing everyone without someone noticing
[[mcc randomly wakes up in the middle of the night to find a man in a surgical mask standing over him and using a tattoo needlegun on his forehead]]
mcc: uhhh.. what are you doing?
man: nothing. i'm not here. go back to sleep.
Irritable, left-wing and possibly humorous bumper stickers and t-shirts
I really could't resist to think about some guy who's name's ASCII codes add to the number of of the Beast:
BILLGATESIII
66 + 73 + 76 + 76 + 71 + 65 + 84 + 69 + 83 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 666
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And if you take it too seriously visit this site.
Are you trying to dethrone Moore ?