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Subject:	Re: [Rumour] FBI and Mindstorms
Newsgroups:	lugnet.robotics
Date:	Wed, 21 Jul 1999 22:52:30 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, lego-robotics@crynwr.com (Harri 'Junkarn' Manni) writes: > [...] > What I have heard and read somewhere was that the FBI or similliar banned > furby because of it supposed learning capabilities.. [...] > http://www.newstrolls.com/news/dev/troll011399.htm > [...] > http://people.goplay.com/furbylova/page7.html > [...] 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: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/frompost/jan99/furby13.htm - Robert Munafo

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		Re: [Rumour] FBI and Mindstorms
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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