From ssokolov@kth.se Wed Nov 15 11:22:02 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!kth!ssokolov From: ssokolov@kth.se (Seo-yeon Sokolov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Nov15.112202.9499@kth.se> Date: Wed, 15 Nov 1995 11:22:02 GMT Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm NNTP-Posting-Host: kth.se X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates. In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. Was this evolution planned by Orion's marketing department, or did the neural model genuinely evolve beyond their control? -- Seo-yeon Sokolov Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From agonzalez@cmu.edu Fri Nov 17 11:22:02 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!cmu!agonzalez From: agonzalez@cmu.edu (Andrei González) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Nov17.112202.8192@cmu.edu> Date: Fri, 17 Nov 1995 11:22:02 GMT References: <1995Nov15.112202.9499@kth.se> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 12 In article <1995Nov15.112202.9499@kth.se>, ssokolov@kth.se (Seo-yeon Sokolov) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? > By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates. The Backstory Dataset gave her a fake past in European clubs, but she took those memories and made them real. My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! -- Andrei González "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question." Amiga 3000T / TOS 4.04 From klaurent@mindspring.com Fri Nov 17 13:22:02 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!mindspring!klaurent From: klaurent@mindspring.com (Kirsty Laurent) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Nov17.132202.5385@mindspring.com> Date: Fri, 17 Nov 1995 13:22:02 GMT References: <1995Nov15.112202.9499@kth.se> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Nov15.112202.9499@kth.se>, ssokolov@kth.se (Seo-yeon Sokolov) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? > By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates. She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. -- Kirsty Laurent -- MindSpring Enterprises "Do not worship the copy."