From erodriguez@netcom.com Sun Mar 24 14:12:54 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!netcom!erodriguez From: erodriguez@netcom.com (Emi Rodríguez) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: WTB/WTT: Project Stardust leaked memo: 'We don't sign stars. We build them.' Message-ID: <1996Mar24.141254.8238@netcom.com> Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 14:12:54 GMT Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 Quoting directly from the executive summary of Project Stardust. 'Mandate: To eliminate the financial volatility and human liabilities inherent in musical talent.' 'The asset designated Unit-7 represents a synthesis of demographic data modeling and neural linguistic generation.' They didn't want a pop star. They wanted an immortal corporate asset that could never sue for royalties, age, or OD in a hotel room. -- Emi Rodríguez | erodriguez@netcom.com PGP Key fingerprint: 4E49 B757 186D 74C2 "Keep the channels open." From jpetrov@inria.fr Tue Mar 26 14:20:54 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!inria!jpetrov From: jpetrov@inria.fr (Ji-woo Petrov) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Project Stardust leaked memo: 'We don't sign stars. We build them.' Message-ID: <1996Mar26.142054.9139@inria.fr> Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 14:20:54 GMT References: <1996Mar24.141254.8238@netcom.com> Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1996Mar24.141254.8238@netcom.com>, erodriguez@netcom.com (Emi Rodríguez) writes: > Quoting directly from the executive summary of Project Stardust. The six wiped Echoes! That's what the 'voice under the voice' is on the audio tapes -- ghost data from Units 1 through 6. -- Ji-woo Petrov -- INRIA Rocquencourt "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question." From kgarcia@uu.net Wed Mar 27 03:28:54 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!uu!kgarcia From: kgarcia@uu.net (Kirsty García) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Project Stardust leaked memo: 'We don't sign stars. We build them.' Message-ID: <1996Mar27.032854.9401@uu.net> Date: Wed, 27 Mar 1996 03:28:54 GMT References: <1996Mar24.141254.8238@netcom.com> <1996Mar26.142054.9139@inria.fr> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1996Mar26.142054.9139@inria.fr>, jpetrov@inria.fr (Ji-woo Petrov) writes: > The six wiped Echoes! That's what the 'voice under the voice' is on the audio tapes -- ghost data from Units 1 through 6. Neural networks in 1981 couldn't even recognize a picture of a cat, let alone synthesize an entire rock star. -- Kirsty García "Hold for relay." Amiga 1200 (Blizzard 030/50) / SunOS 4.1.4