Posted by alexandra_k on April 10, 2021, at 21:55:40
In reply to Re: Why Did ASTRA ZENECA change name to Vaxzevria? » Phillipa, posted by alexandra_k on April 10, 2021, at 21:33:10
I think what NASA meant is that we need to invest in the IT.
I thought as much.
Secure patient records.
Keeping your own data. If you don't... Who will do that for you? You would need to contract it out. Who to? You need to know who is capable.
NZ doesn't have any of it.
We had this booking system of how people were to book places in quarantine. And the system opens up a place sort of seemingly randomly. So people are required to sit by their computers all day hitting 'refresh' on the page waiting for a spot to open up. Which is rediculous, so, of course, people start building bots to do that for them. Or for others. Pay me x and I'll book you a place in quarantine. I mean... That's what the system is asking for -- right?
And of course the system collapses under the weight of the bot spam.
That's also the story of our stock exchange. All the people of the US simply can't buy shares in NZ. Stoppit. Stoppit. Stoppit. Haven't you seen how many wires there are out the back of the computer? Stoppit, already. Attack! We're being attacked!
Will they hire the people capable of botting the system to make a system that doesn't reward bots?
Course not. Everything is just fine. Just okay. We like the people on payroll already. Those people collecting up the megabucks.
It's a pretty boring story.
There are fairly effective HIV medications. Protocols. The trouble is getting the medication to the people who need it... And also... The people who have considerable and significant excess of what they need... Getting those people to cough up for some research and development. Getting those people to cough up so that other people can have medications they need, too.
You give countries aid... Assistance. Supplies etc. And the supplies are given to the wrong people (the people who can afford to pay -- but won't). They're sold on the black market. They're gifted with nepotism...
But there's the technology infrastructure now to track things.
There's the technology infrastructure now to identify the worst offenders and hold them to account / prevent their reoffending. Decommission them. Take them out of action. Get them out of the way.
The people responsible for holding back development.
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