SubGenius Digest, Number 469
Sunday, 5 August 1990
Today's Topics:
computer warriors
bravo Glasser
SubGenius Digest #468
Eyebeam
a new reader asks...
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From: Henry Minsky <hqm@ai.mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 90 15:09:41 EDT
Subject: computer warriors
While shopping for vacuum cleaner bags at Walgreens, I saw this video
tape on sale for $2.99. I had to buy it, and immediately rush home and
watch it. Here is the blurb from the box:
[from Mattel]
COMPUTER WARRIORS (for ages over 5)
In this secret world of transforming adventure, the computer is the
battleground of good against evil! Get ready to LOG ON... and Expect the
Unexpected(tm)!
Hidden in a top-secret government installation, the supercomputer
suffers a system crash. Faulty artificial intelligence programs (AI's)
are unleashed into the Bitstream Matrix. These Viruses have one goal:
domination of the world through control of the world's computers. In
order to defend the world against this mayhem, the computer generates
troops of good guys, COMPUTER WARRIORS, to track down and contain the
evil Viruses. [Robert Morris, take note!]
But, before heroic leader ROMM(tm) and his loyal troops are able to
capture MEGAHERT(tm) and his evil madmen [no madwomen here], the
viruses escape from the Bitstream Matrix and find themselves in the
computer of a younf boy. From here, they enter the real
world...wreaking havoc wherever they go!in the exciting adventure as
the brave and daring Computer Warriors struggle to defind the world
against the evil escapades of the Viruses!
Add to the adventure with COMPUTER WARRIORS(tm) action figures and playsets!
sold separately.
Parental assistance required for insertion of tape into VCR.
******* The tape is a 20 minute extended commercial for these stupid
toys. The animation is worse than awful, and the characters are stupid
and cliche. They fly around in little airships and fire lasers at one
another. It is mostly so extremely stupid that it is not even much fun
to watch. But there are a few funny lines, like when the kid says "I'm
going over to Leon's house. He has a laser printer."
There were some really funny scenes too, like when the building sized
'supercomputer' is about to crash, it says "T minus 9 seconds to core
dump... 8...7...", and then huge sparks and explosions, of course.
Must be running Unix. Or the description of one of the virus
programs: "An artificial intelligence totally devoid of logic, whose
desire for power is absolute" or something like that.
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From: RAMBS%UNO.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 90 12:34 CDT
Subject: bravo Glasser
Message-ID: <9008031331.aa06316@mc.lcs.mit.edu>
Bravo to Joshua Glasser for his superb "nondescript bean and the
killifish". As a researcher on the population genetics of killifish (Order
Cyprinodontiformes, Family Fundulidae, Genus Fundulus), I feel I speak for
all ichthyologists when I proclaim Glasser as the Fundulid Poet Laureate.
His work most certainly captures the essence of these most interesting and
tasty(they're great on pizza) topminnow.
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From: Dave Shaw <shaw@media-lab.media.mit.edu>
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 90 23:58:03 EDT
Subject: SubGenius Digest #468
In-Reply-To: SubGenius digest of Fri, 3 Aug 90 0:04:30 EDT
Tell Josh Glasser to shut the fuck up!!!!!!
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From: Michael Turyn <mturyn@psyche.mit.edu>
Date: Sat, 4 Aug 90 13:55:38 EDT
Subject: Eyebeam
Message-Id: <9008041755.AA28369@psyche.mit.edu>
Anybody have a good source for the comic strip ``Eyebeam''?
The latest collection I have is titled ``Render Unto Peaches''.
Thanks.
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From: Ed Frankenberry <ezf@bbn.com>
Date: Sun, 05 Aug 90 23:30:56 -0400
Subject: a new reader asks...
...about hitherto undivulged SubGenii hazing rituals:
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From: "Christine H. Flood" <CHF@sapsucker.scrc.symbolics.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 90 13:04 EDT
Subject: Request
To: subgenius-request@mc.lcs.mit.edu
Message-ID: <19900803170414.7.CHF@FLUTTERING-SHEARWATER.SCRC.Symbolics.COM>
I've gotten articles forwarded from your mailing list and greatly enjoyed them.
Is it possible to get added to the list without some sort of bizarre hazing
ritual?
Christine
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