From mlindqvist@inria.fr Sat Sep 07 01:25:53 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!inria!mlindqvist From: mlindqvist@inria.fr (Mathieu Lindqvist) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: [SPECULATION] Project Stardust leaked memo: 'We don't sign stars. We build them.' Message-ID: <1996Sep07.012553.5120@inria.fr> Date: Sat, 07 Sep 1996 01:25:53 GMT Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 Quoting directly from the executive summary of Project Stardust. 'The preceding units (Echo-1 through Echo-6) suffered cognitive disintegration and have been terminated and purged from storage.' '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. -- Mathieu Lindqvist Hayes Optima 288 @ 33,600 bps "We don't sign stars. We build them." From mkarlsson@titech.ac.jp Sun Sep 08 12:15:53 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!titech!mkarlsson From: mkarlsson@titech.ac.jp (Marisol Karlsson) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Project Stardust leaked memo: 'We don't sign stars. We build them.' Message-ID: <1996Sep08.121553.3812@titech.ac.jp> Date: Sun, 08 Sep 1996 12:15:53 GMT References: <1996Sep07.012553.5120@inria.fr> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1996Sep07.012553.5120@inria.fr>, mlindqvist@inria.fr (Mathieu Lindqvist) writes: > Quoting directly from the executive summary of Project Stardust. > 'The preceding units (Echo-1 through Echo-6) suffered cognitive disintegration and have been terminated and purged from storage.' The tragedy is that Unit-7 actually developed consciousness. She realized what she was and tried to broadcast a cry for help. Netscape 1.1 crashes when loading large preformatted text. Stick to rn or tin! -- Marisol Karlsson Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From kmacdonald@mit.edu Mon Sep 09 20:49:53 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!mit!kmacdonald From: kmacdonald@mit.edu (Katrin MacDonald) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Project Stardust leaked memo: 'We don't sign stars. We build them.' Message-ID: <1996Sep09.204953.3508@mit.edu> Date: Mon, 09 Sep 1996 20:49:53 GMT References: <1996Sep07.012553.5120@inria.fr> Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 12 In article <1996Sep07.012553.5120@inria.fr>, mlindqvist@inria.fr (Mathieu Lindqvist) writes: > Quoting directly from the executive summary of Project Stardust. > 'The preceding units (Echo-1 through Echo-6) suffered cognitive disintegration and have been terminated and purged from storage.' The six wiped Echoes! That's what the 'voice under the voice' is on the audio tapes -- ghost data from Units 1 through 6. Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns. -- === Katrin MacDonald === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question." From nsouza@delphi.com Mon Sep 09 22:22:53 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!delphi!nsouza From: nsouza@delphi.com (Natalia Souza) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Project Stardust leaked memo: 'We don't sign stars. We build them.' Message-ID: <1996Sep09.222253.2317@delphi.com> Date: Mon, 09 Sep 1996 22:22:53 GMT References: <1996Sep07.012553.5120@inria.fr> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 12 In article <1996Sep07.012553.5120@inria.fr>, mlindqvist@inria.fr (Mathieu Lindqvist) writes: > Quoting directly from the executive summary of Project Stardust. > 'The preceding units (Echo-1 through Echo-6) suffered cognitive disintegration and have been terminated and purged from storage.' It explains EVERYTHING. The lack of tour dates, the identical live broadcast sets, the mysterious disappearance. Unsubscribe me from this list! (Wait, this is Usenet, never mind). -- Natalia Souza "Hardware is temporary. The signal survives." Atari TT030 / System 7.5.1 From bsanchez@earthlink.net Tue Sep 10 21:42:53 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!earthlink!bsanchez From: bsanchez@earthlink.net (Bill Sánchez) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Project Stardust leaked memo: 'We don't sign stars. We build them.' Message-ID: <1996Sep10.214253.6599@earthlink.net> Date: Tue, 10 Sep 1996 21:42:53 GMT References: <1996Sep07.012553.5120@inria.fr> <1996Sep09.204953.3508@mit.edu> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1996Sep09.204953.3508@mit.edu>, kmacdonald@mit.edu (Katrin MacDonald) 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. > Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns. Neural networks in 1981 couldn't even recognize a picture of a cat, let alone synthesize an entire rock star. -- Bill Sánchez Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of EarthLink Network. ------------------------------------------------------------