Quote: From: Buckaroo Banzai ()Ebony the Black Dragon
To: Takami Sakuragi ([url=mailto:total-insecurity@stellvia.lib)
Subject: Identity (Re: LF someone to give me combat training)
Date Posted: November 13, 2013
BBI>Before I ask, I should mention that my boss, Noah Scott, told me that the Banzai Institute are some of the best people in space, and I could learn a
lot about how to BBI>ive properly just from reading about you. From what I've had a chance to download and read, I think he's right. I noticed
something odd in your pattern of public BBI>appearances... You're an AI, too, right?
BBI>
BBI>I won't tell anyone - your secrets are *your* secrets. But I'd like to know whether I'm right, please. (If I'm not, then I have to
work on my pattern-recognition BBI>algorithms.)
Your algorithms are correct, Takami. It's not common knowledge, and Blackstone and the rest of the Blazers like to keep it quiet. It made things simpler
in the beginning, at least for them. I suppose that if the pattern-recognition software is getting to be that good, I have a decision to make about making a
public announcement. For the meantime, I would ask that you keep it quiet.
BBI>I was going to ask whether I could join your organization, but my boss says he thinks I should get some more life experience first...
Noah raises a valid point. The Institute does its best to provide a broad view of the Universe, but we also understand that there are other points of view
than ours. As you can see from our archives, we have an extremely diverse group of people working with and for the Institute, and we're always looking
for new input. Even if you choose not to join the Institute as an official employee, membership in the Blue Blazers is open to anyone willing to help in our
mission of Doing Good, and we would be glad to have you in what some people call our "fanclub." I'm attaching a list of members - both of the
Frequency and the Blazers - that you can contact for additional information and testimonials. If you've seen our public roster, these names will look
familiar; I chose them mostly because of their proximity to Stellvia and their ability to talk. Some of our employees are engaged in projects that leave them
with little free time, so they may be unable to answer your questions with any immediacy; the list takes that into consideration.
Please feel free to call on me if you have any other questions, Takami. As I said, it never hurts to help, and that's what the Institute is here for.
Buckaroo Banzai
Banzai Institute for Biomedical Research and Strategic Information
"Man can live without bread, but he couldn't last a week without that righteous jazz." - Baudelaire
From: Buckaroo Banzai ()
To: Noah Scott ([url=mailto:info@stellvia.lib)
Subject: Server
Date Posted: November 13, 2013
BBI>Buckaroo, it's come to my attention that somebody on my station downloaded 14TB of data from your UK public server last night. If that's going
to cause a BBI>problem with your Interwave ISP, please bill me for the data transfer. (You know I'm good for it... )
Noah,
It gave my London sysadmin fits, but since we migrated most of the Top Secret Conspiracy Plans to Rule the World Through Rock 'n' Roll to the
Roadhouse server, it was mostly a problem with bandwidth more than security. I'll have him send you the cost, minus next month's rent on the Stellvia
office. If you've got any questions on it, give him a call.
Buckaroo Banzai
Banzai Institute for Biomedical Research and Strategic Information
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OOC: Just before OGJ, the Banzai Institute opened a base on Deimos, commonly referred to as the "Roadhouse." The crew of World Watch One use
this base as their home. Several projects involving music, engineering, and biomedical research take place at the Roadhouse.
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