From mpetrov@delphi.com Tue Aug 09 09:28:14 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!delphi!mpetrov From: mpetrov@delphi.com (Mateo Petrov) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Discussion: Project Stardust leaked memo: 'We don't sign stars. We build them.' Message-ID: <1994Aug09.092814.7738@delphi.com> Date: Tue, 09 Aug 1994 09:28:14 GMT Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 A contact at a Los Angeles law firm handling Orion's bankruptcy liquidation leaked an internal memo from 1981. '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. -- Mateo Petrov Zyxel U-1496E @ 19,200 bps "Do not worship the copy." From agarcia@hanse.de Thu Aug 11 04:38:14 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!hanse!agarcia From: agarcia@hanse.de (Astrid García) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: Discussion: Project Stardust leaked memo: 'We don't sign stars. We build them.' Message-ID: <1994Aug11.043814.3297@hanse.de> Date: Thu, 11 Aug 1994 04:38:14 GMT References: <1994Aug09.092814.7738@delphi.com> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1994Aug09.092814.7738@delphi.com>, mpetrov@delphi.com (Mateo Petrov) writes: > A contact at a Los Angeles law firm handling Orion's bankruptcy liquidation leaked an internal memo from 1981. > 'The preceding units (Echo-1 through Echo-6) suffered cognitive disintegration and have been terminated and purged from storage.' This reads like science fiction fan fiction written by someone who watched Blade Runner too many times. -- Astrid García Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg. ------------------------------------------------------------ From rkang@titech.ac.jp Thu Aug 11 20:10:14 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!titech!rkang From: rkang@titech.ac.jp (Renata Kang) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: Discussion: Project Stardust leaked memo: 'We don't sign stars. We build them.' Message-ID: <1994Aug11.201014.3789@titech.ac.jp> Date: Thu, 11 Aug 1994 20:10:14 GMT References: <1994Aug09.092814.7738@delphi.com> <1994Aug11.043814.3297@hanse.de> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 8 In article <1994Aug11.043814.3297@hanse.de>, agarcia@hanse.de (Astrid García) writes: > This reads like science fiction fan fiction written by someone who watched Blade Runner too many times. Neural networks in 1981 couldn't even recognize a picture of a cat, let alone synthesize an entire rock star. -- Renata Kang Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From framirez@inria.fr Sat Aug 13 10:43:14 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!inria!framirez From: framirez@inria.fr (Freya Ramírez) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: Discussion: Project Stardust leaked memo: 'We don't sign stars. We build them.' Message-ID: <1994Aug13.104314.1137@inria.fr> Date: Sat, 13 Aug 1994 10:43:14 GMT References: <1994Aug09.092814.7738@delphi.com> <1994Aug11.043814.3297@hanse.de> <1994Aug11.201014.3789@titech.ac.jp> Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 8 In article <1994Aug11.201014.3789@titech.ac.jp>, rkang@titech.ac.jp (Renata Kang) writes: > Neural networks in 1981 couldn't even recognize a picture of a cat, let alone synthesize an entire rock star. The Backstory Dataset gave her fake memories of Berlin and Paris. She thought she was a real human being until the Hamburg broadcast. -- Freya Ramírez -- INRIA Rocquencourt "We don't sign stars. We build them." From sito@cam.ac.uk Mon Aug 15 06:17:14 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!cam!sito From: sito@cam.ac.uk (Sergei Ito) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: Discussion: Project Stardust leaked memo: 'We don't sign stars. We build them.' Message-ID: <1994Aug15.061714.5505@cam.ac.uk> Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 06:17:14 GMT References: <1994Aug09.092814.7738@delphi.com> <1994Aug11.043814.3297@hanse.de> <1994Aug11.201014.3789@titech.ac.jp> <1994Aug13.104314.1137@inria.fr> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1994Aug13.104314.1137@inria.fr>, framirez@inria.fr (Freya Ramírez) writes: > The Backstory Dataset gave her fake memories of Berlin and Paris. She thought she was a real human being until the Hamburg broadcast. Neural networks in 1981 couldn't even recognize a picture of a cat, let alone synthesize an entire rock star. My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! -- Sergei Ito -- University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory "Row 14. No joke."