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I heard a rumour about the FBI not wanting to have Mindstorms around the office. Sounds weird, especially because I would expect such rumours to hear inhere first. Does anyone hear about this? (My only source is someone who thougth she heard it (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I expect this was actually the NSA and Furbies, which is, allegedly, true. Cheers, Ben. -- (URL) grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of people: those who work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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On Tue, 20 Jul 1999, Eric Brok wrote: What I have heard and read somewhere was that the FBI or similliar banned furby because of it supposed learning capabilities.. Made a quick search on the internet.. (URL) to be a "news troll". More: "Plain (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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I think the State Department ban is on any recording devices. Since the furby can record sounds, it's considered a recording device. It can go in, but it can't come out. Since the RCX can record and broadcast limited IR transmissions, it may also be (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Here is a more authoritative version of the story (from the Washington Post). As you can see, it appears to be truthful but is obviously written to be humorous: (URL) Robert Munafo (25 years ago, 21-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Next thing you know, RCS bricks will be banned on airplanes, too. Singapore Airlines for example already mentiones Furby's in their pre-recorded onboard safety announcements. You are supposed to remove the batteries from your Furby while on board. (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) i don't know if the Furby in the USA is different from those in europe, but mine can't record anything, it's nearly deaf - you have to clap very loud so that it can "hear" you - and then it follows a pre- programmed behaviour and doesn't (...) (25 years ago, 31-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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