From tpark@titech.ac.jp Thu Sep 19 01:02:46 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!titech!tpark From: tpark@titech.ac.jp (Thiago Park) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Observation: The 10 countries vs 14 nodes mystery - count again Message-ID: <1996Sep19.010246.8021@titech.ac.jp> Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 01:02:46 GMT Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 The geographic math of Project Stardust doesn't add up. In the recovered telemetry dumps, Nodes 11-14 have IP/UUCP addresses that don't route through any known terrestrial ISP. One routing path lists: 'cascade!transat!orbit-01!stardust'. Orbit-01? Are four of the relay nodes located on satellites? When all 14 nodes are synchronized, where does the final relay terminate? -- Thiago Park Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From bokonkwo@uni-hamburg.de Fri Sep 20 08:02:46 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!uni-hamburg!bokonkwo From: bokonkwo@uni-hamburg.de (Bill Okonkwo) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: Observation: The 10 countries vs 14 nodes mystery - count again Message-ID: <1996Sep20.080246.2543@uni-hamburg.de> Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 08:02:46 GMT References: <1996Sep19.010246.8021@titech.ac.jp> Organization: Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: uni-hamburg.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1996Sep19.010246.8021@titech.ac.jp>, tpark@titech.ac.jp (Thiago Park) writes: > The geographic math of Project Stardust doesn't add up. Satellite relays! That explains why the timecode delay on the Hamburg feed was exactly 240 milliseconds -- the speed of light to geostationary orbit! Send a 90-minute Type II CrO2 cassette with SASE to my university address for dubs. -- Bill Okonkwo SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 19,200 bps "They will send a copy in my place." From eivanov@mindspring.com Sat Sep 21 02:55:46 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!mindspring!eivanov From: eivanov@mindspring.com (Élodie Ivanov) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: Observation: The 10 countries vs 14 nodes mystery - count again Message-ID: <1996Sep21.025546.3345@mindspring.com> Date: Sat, 21 Sep 1996 02:55:46 GMT References: <1996Sep19.010246.8021@titech.ac.jp> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1996Sep19.010246.8021@titech.ac.jp>, tpark@titech.ac.jp (Thiago Park) writes: > The geographic math of Project Stardust doesn't add up. > In the recovered telemetry dumps, Nodes 11-14 have IP/UUCP addresses that don't route through any known terrestrial ISP. Node 14 is the master clock. That's why the decoded line for Row 14 says: 'ROW 14. NO JOKE.' -- Élodie Ivanov *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Sun 3/60 (SunOS 4.1.1) - NetBSD 1.0 From apopov@ox.ac.uk Sun Sep 22 08:53:46 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!ox!apopov From: apopov@ox.ac.uk (Amy Popov) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: Observation: The 10 countries vs 14 nodes mystery - count again Message-ID: <1996Sep22.085346.3488@ox.ac.uk> Date: Sun, 22 Sep 1996 08:53:46 GMT References: <1996Sep19.010246.8021@titech.ac.jp> Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1996Sep19.010246.8021@titech.ac.jp>, tpark@titech.ac.jp (Thiago Park) writes: > The geographic math of Project Stardust doesn't add up. Satellite relays! That explains why the timecode delay on the Hamburg feed was exactly 240 milliseconds -- the speed of light to geostationary orbit! Top-posters will be placed in my ~/.killfile without notice. -- Amy Popov SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 9600 Telebit bps "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?"