Monthly News, Issue 3
"If it didn’t happen, we’ll report it anyway."
| New Bot for CuppaRust! | Tregina |
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The CuppaRust outlet at Isis Terminus has just had a brand new bot installed. According to
the official press release from Intelligent Machines, the bot features an Evolved Artificial
Personality System, the latest technology to emerge from the Intelligent
Machines company's labs, which, according to their slogan makes each bot:
"your plastic pal who’s fun to be with".
Intelligent Machines further claims that each personality is evolved over many generations, the most suitable being chosen each time. This process is said to lead to more realistic personalities, but apparently the results can be unpredictable. This reporter’s most recent visit to the CuppaRust was certainly the most lively in memory. Be sure to visit the CuppaRust during your next trip to Isis. But be sure to remember this final comment from the Intelligent Machines press office: "Since this is a new technology, Intelligent Machines would like to apologise in advance for any offence caused by possible unusual behaviour of the new bot." This article was derived from a press release from Intelligent Machines, written by Barnoid. | |
| Spaceball Scores | Tregina |
As Opening Day nears at the Spaceball Stadium, a few brave players have taken to the field
to test out the new suits and otherwise take their lives in their own hands. Here are the
results from a few recent informal matches:
------------------------------------------ September 21: RED 4 - 6 BLUE Red team: duncanj, dave (bot), kevin (bot) Blue team: flame, brian (bot), boz (bot) ------------------------------------------ September 22: RED 9 - 2 BLUE Red team: tickenest, duncanj Blue team: wedgefreak, flame ------------------------------------------Sports scores in the Sigma Signal are sponsored by Hi-Velocity Sports, suppliers of high quality Spaceball equipment (visit our newest location in the shopping arcade in Biodome A, Isis), and Braghman & Co., manufacturers of Spaceball suits and other fine clothing. | |
| Stock Market Report | Tregina |
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Analysts expect the value of Intelligent Machines and other bioengineering companies to rise
with today’s announcement of the successful installation of a working android running
Intelligent Machines’ new EAPS. Representatives of Braghman & Co. feel confident that the
approaching Spaceball season will boost sagging sales figures during the fourth quarter after
a disappointing third quarter report.
Continuing labour disputes between workers and Cygnus Construction seem to have left Xylix Corporation’s stock unaffected, but a protracted strike might make itself felt during the fourth quarter. Market trends continue to defy expectations of analysts and investors, who are warned to invest carefully and are reminded that circumstances affecting stocks can change overnight. This market report is sponsored by Matrix Systems audio/visual communications. | |
| Your Station Commander | Tregina |
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While most residents of Sigma Station may have caught a fleeting glimpse of him, most have
never had the opportunity to speak personally with Sigma Station Commander duncanj. In the interests
of maintaining good communications between Command personnel and Station residents, the
Commander recently responded to our inquiries about himself.
A native of Xylan, duncanj comes to Sigma Station after 15 years of service in the Low-Orbit Defence Forces. Although he replaced the departing station commander only 8 months ago, he has a clear sense of his duties on Sigma and of his goals for the future of the Station. Station residents can be reassured to know that duncanj takes seriously his duty to provide a safe haven for the refugees from Xylan and to act as judicial authority in criminal cases. As for his goals for the future, duncanj says he will work to "maintain the security of the station, and to use the political neutrality of the station to help restore peace to the surface of Xylan." | |
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