[LINK] re: Global Brain

[Ron Ipsen]

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At 01:39 PM 24/06/00 +1000, Bob Bain wrote:
>On Sat, 24 Jun 2000 06:46:08 +1000, Ron Ipsen wrote:
>
> >Asimov had one about a self aware robot that refused to believe that men
> >had built it (as they were obviously inferior) - kind of fits in with the
> >theory that such a global being may treat us as a nuisance/threat.
>
> >The other old classic on this theme of course would name this global entity
> >"the beast" and only give us "666" access at the terminal.
>
>  The "mark" of the beast was clearly "www" (subject to numerous
>misprints) and foretold of electronic commerce where no-one could trade
>unless they have the mark of the "beast" on their forehead. :-)  .... um
>refelctions of the "www" in the eyes of those at the terminal.
>
>  The other day I went to pay my body corporate fees.  The office was
>closed with a suggestion that one could pay via BPay on the Internet.
>
>  Another real estate agent was refusing to take cash...
>
>  It's starting to make sense now :-)


Well at least that solves the user authentication dilemna #:-) , scanners 
on the screen and above the keyboard - reads the tattooed bar code or 
embedded chip and away we go.

"Will that be visa-chip, bank-chip or amexcode? sir, would you like fries 
with that"

Australia card - eat your heart out.

no more kid access to porn, no more fraudulent credit card use on the net 
or I.R.L. hey here we go....

Mr Alston... Mr Alston...

No more 15 year old boys telling you they are female-blonde-21 year old 
"hotties" in ICQ..no need to send photos, just look em up in the database.. 
etc etc etc..

Scanners on streetlights make footpath tollway taxes possible - maybe done 
in the same way as the citylink E-Tags on the cars, entry to the cinema 
done the same way -no cash required, purchase goods from the e-hypermarket 
and they are delivered...  endless possibilities...

No bank robbers as they are identified as they walk down the street, no 
false alibis, criminal detection becomes easy, crime drops, soylent green 
becomes staple food for masses of unemployed plebs...

The Tyranny of an Authoritarian State takes on a new meaning..

<sarcastic musing>

I wonder if the banks and credit authorities will fund the research...

</sarcastic musing>

  outdates cookies by a long shot...


<health authority warning>

As I read that chapter I think it said something about the "marks" will 
cause ulcerations or weeping sores or something like that, anyway was a 
long time ago I read that bit - and my mobile phone hasnt aaaaffffebebvce 
bmsa  eeeeaaaffected me yyyyetettt

</health authority warning>

mmm... matrix on the dvd tonight...

Ron   #:-(
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