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Tempting Fate?
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cue the Terminator references
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So our defence telecomms network will be shared with others who've they've sold bandwidth to? that's not very secure is it?and it gives us the ability to sell more capacity to third partiesThe proud owner of 125 Xeno Geek Points -
Well we had better not try and put their taxes up then!Skynet 5D will be built in Portsmouth for a launch in 2013. Its construction will be funded by City money.
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The Ministry of Defence does not actually own the Skynet system; it merely buys the services run over the spacecraft from a company called Paradigm Secure Communications.
This arrangement - one of the most expensive Private Finance Initiatives (PFI) ever signed by the MoD - pays for itself in part by the sale of spare bandwidth to "friendly" forcesWhile you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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Apparently the Government are signing off lots of projects like this just before the election, to try and lock the Tories (in the event they win) into lots of expensive contractual commitments so they have to cut other expenditure and increase unemployment more. Part of Labour's "slash and burn" campaign.Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostWork in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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From Wikipedia in relation to Skynet from Terminator
ummm sounds a little too familiarSkynet was first built as a "Global Digital Defense Network", given command over all computerized military hardware and systems, including the B-2 stealth bomber fleet and America's entire nuclear weapons arsenal. The strategy behind Skynet's creation was to remove the possibility of human error and slowness of reaction time to guarantee fast, efficient response to enemy attack.The proud owner of 125 Xeno Geek PointsComment
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