Also in the news, on August 29 1997, the Cyberdyne computer systems wiped out 3
billion human lives in a nuclear attack, but no one seemed to notice.
Peace through Reason wrote:
>
> At 03:45 PM 10/12/97 GMT, John Savard wrote:
>
> >It has come to my attention that this coming Thursday, October 16th,
> 1997,
> >is the scheduled launch date of a space mission even more
> ill-conceived
> >than the Cassini space probe.
> >
> >In a launch surrounded by secrecy, a crew of six, including a family
> of
> >five - complete with young children - is to be launched into space on
> a
> >mission using highly speculative and untested technologies.
> Supposedly, the
> >target of the mission is the Alpha Centauri system.
>
> At 12:02 PM 10/12/97 PDT, Sky wrote:
>
> >>>>
> >how 'bout some prrof, a website, references, something,
> anything.....
> >also, who is John Savard?
>
> <<<<
>
> Somebody suggested that "Savard" is Swahili for "a humorous jackass."
> But, whoever Mr. Savard might be, the perceptive responses from AGR to
> Mr. Savard's most amusing, albeit preposterous, post have served to
> bolster my faith in humanity.
>
> I love you all.
>
> Thomas