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>From: dddawson@lpl.arizona.edu (Doug Dawson)
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Subject: Re: Transducer Hypothesis, The Next Generation
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Date: 12 Jun 92 21:40:54 GMT
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In article <113a09INNsi0@network.ucsd.edu>, intertxt@network.ucsd.edu (Jason Snell) writes:
>throop@aurs01.UUCP (Wayne Throop) writes...
[lots of stuff deleted]
>But how can you expect consistency from a show who's writers think
>it is plausible that Data can do all of the things he can do, but
>(of all stupid things) can't bring himself to use contractions.  Ghak.

Well, this particulary inconsistency was explained, sortof.  Data is the
second android produced by Dr. Soong...the earlier model, Lore, was in
fact able to use contractions and in general emulate humanity.  He was
so human in fact, that the other colonists requested that Dr. Soong make
him less human.  Dr. Soong responded by producing Data, complete with
limitations to prevent him from acting too human.

Geeze, I haven't even watched the show for a year, but I still remember
all this stuff from 1st or 2nd season...


