Skynet to be launched.....?

Wiggy · Post by **Wiggy** » Fri May 30, 2008 2:04 pm

The UK are launching a group of military communications satellite called....:
SKYNET!!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7419751.stm

Haven't these people seen the Terminator films? Surely it's only a matter of time before they take over the world?

ramon · Post by **ramon** » Fri May 30, 2008 2:26 pm

it's a little known fact that the Terminator films are actually real life dramatisations using actors to protect the identities of those involved.

JensAyton · Post by **JensAyton** » Fri May 30, 2008 2:31 pm

Wait… there are actors in Terminator?

Post by **Disembodied** » Fri May 30, 2008 3:21 pm

Don't worry. It's a PFI project for the Ministry of Defence -- the gold standard of defective ineffectuality. Any kind of rogue AI resulting from that kind of mix would be more of a danger to itself than to anyone else...

Rxke · Post by **Rxke** » Fri May 30, 2008 3:28 pm

We Belgians are quite used to the name Skynet. The second biggest broadband provider (there are only two big players) goes under that moniker. Nobody seems to notice the irony

Frame · Post by **Frame** » Fri May 30, 2008 7:37 pm

Ahruman wrote:
Wait… there are actors in Terminator?

No they are "politicians", thus reinforcing the "conspiracy theory"...

here they are , be wary of them

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Actor-politicians