From tpetrov@clari.net Fri Aug 11 21:23:44 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!clari!tpetrov From: tpetrov@clari.net (Thiago Petrov) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: [INFO] Project Stardust leaked memo: 'We don't sign stars. We build them.' Message-ID: <1995Aug11.212344.7375@clari.net> Date: Fri, 11 Aug 1995 21:23:44 GMT Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N 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. -- === Thiago Petrov === Dept of Electrical Engineering, ClariNet Communications Corp "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." From mgonzalez@berkeley.edu Fri Aug 11 22:15:44 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!berkeley!mgonzalez From: mgonzalez@berkeley.edu (Mathieu González) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: [INFO] Project Stardust leaked memo: 'We don't sign stars. We build them.' Message-ID: <1995Aug11.221544.6011@berkeley.edu> Date: Fri, 11 Aug 1995 22:15:44 GMT References: <1995Aug11.212344.7375@clari.net> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 12 In article <1995Aug11.212344.7375@clari.net>, tpetrov@clari.net (Thiago Petrov) 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. Unsubscribe me from this list! (Wait, this is Usenet, never mind). -- Mathieu González | mgonzalez@berkeley.edu PGP Key fingerprint: 5DB1 6C48 C8E3 F232 "Keep the channels open." From spetrov@kiae.su Sat Aug 12 20:25:44 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!kiae!spetrov From: spetrov@kiae.su (Seo-yeon Petrov) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: [INFO] Project Stardust leaked memo: 'We don't sign stars. We build them.' Message-ID: <1995Aug12.202544.5676@kiae.su> Date: Sat, 12 Aug 1995 20:25:44 GMT References: <1995Aug11.212344.7375@clari.net> <1995Aug11.221544.6011@berkeley.edu> Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1995Aug11.221544.6011@berkeley.edu>, mgonzalez@berkeley.edu (Mathieu González) writes: > The tragedy is that Unit-7 actually developed consciousness. She realized what she was and tried to broadcast a cry for help. > Unsubscribe me from this list! (Wait, this is Usenet, never mind). This reads like science fiction fan fiction written by someone who watched Blade Runner too many times. -- Seo-yeon Petrov Hayes Optima 288 @ 33,600 bps "We don't sign stars. We build them."