GSB Announcments

This page contains archived Girl Scout Benefit announcements from as far back as 1986 up until 2001.

Sadly, many of the messages are lost forever. We are trying to integrate all of the archived messages but until we can do that the more recent ones can be found separtely.

GSB History

To be filled in when time permits. See the May 20, 1994, March 19, 1993, and September 11, 1987 messages for alternative views on the history of the Girl Scout Benefit.

GSB Announcements

Listed below are most of the GSB announcements that I have been able to obtain. The entire unedited archive is also available; there shouldn't be much of a difference though the archive contains a few old ones that are relatively uninteresting.

September 14, 2001: zagat says.... mfoltz@ai.mit.edu (mark a. foltz)
August 17, 2001: The Copper Bus Bar. jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
July 20, 2001: ASCII Art. mark a. foltz (mfoltz@ai.mit.edu)
July 13, 2001: "Fire the Losers" Month Explained. jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
July 06, 2001: AI: The Movie vs. AI: The Lab. jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
June 29, 2001: Sharks, Fins, and the Itanium. jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
June 15, 2001: Satan Announces Summer Outsourcing, Hints At Layoffs. jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
May 25, 2001: GSB Crossword! Michael Oltmans (moltmans@ai.mit.edu)
May 18, 2001: Groundhog Day. jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
May 11, 2001: A toast to Anne Glavin. "Jeremy H. Brown" (jhbrown@ai.mit.edu)
May 04, 2001: A roasty, toasty GSB. Michael Oltmans (moltmans@ai.mit.edu)
April 27, 2001: Even ALICE gets it, so you best not miss it. Michael Oltmans (moltmans@ai.mit.edu)
April 13, 2001: The Good Path. Michael Oltmans (moltmans@ai.mit.edu)
March 30, 2001: Weather SUCKS!. jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
March 30, 2001: a gsb poem -- with apologies to lewis carroll. mfoltz@ai.mit.edu (mark a foltz)
March 9, 2001: I don't say "Microsoft Office," I say "Orifice." jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
March 2, 2001: No funny announcement for you today. jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
February 23, 2001: Shrinks and Urinals. jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
February 16, 2001: I am a schizophrenic foosball. michael oltmans (moltmans@ai.mit.edu), nathan williams (nathanw@ai.mit.edu), and mark a foltz (mfoltz@ai.mit.edu)
February 09, 2001: A Higher Class of Ramen. jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
February 02, 2001: In Cambridge, Mass. did MIT / An ugly Gehry work decree. jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
January 12, 2001: Two philosophical roots beers. Michael Oltmans (moltmans@ai.mit.edu)
January 05, 2001: Wilson Holland. jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
December 22, 2000: 'Twas three days before Christmas, and all through the mall.... jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
December 15, 2000: SNAILSEX. jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
December 08, 2000: The toaster whirled about sharply. jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
December 01, 2000: MACHINE GUN NESTS WERE A REAL SURPRISE. jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown), and the followup by Petr Swedock.
November 17, 2000: The out of building ballots are just to darn close to call. Michael Oltmans (moltmans@ai.mit.edu)
November 10, 2000: Indecision 2000. moltmans@ai.mit.edu(Mike Oltmans)
November 03, 2000: Pretty Fly for a Six Guy. Andrew S Huang (bunnie@mit.edu)
October 27, 2000: "Massacree at the Stata Center". jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
October 20, 2000: Put down the Jack Daniels, run to the voting booth, and vote often, very often, for Rod Brooks. jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
October 17, 2000: Scientists for beer and pizza. jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
October 13, 2000: bunnie is not as clever. Andrew S Huang (bunnie@mit.edu)
October 11, 2000: Democracy rears its ugly heads. jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
October 06, 2000: The Democrats Stole Ronald Reagan. jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
October 05, 2000: Lockbox for the Wealthiest 1%. jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
October 03, 2000: Please don't picket us. jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
September 29, 2000: the Devil card. jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
September 22, 2000: Pervasive, Invasive, Perverted Computing. jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
September 15, 2000: Weather control technology. jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
September 08, 2000: jeremy loses his virginity... jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
June 30, 2000: gsb haiku. Andrew S Huang (bunnie@mit.edu>
June 23, 2000: "I'm a one-woman man," she says. jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
June 16, 2000: GSB Haiku. jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
June 09, 2000: The Glorious Future. jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
June 02, 2000: Let us celebrate. "Jeremy H. Brown"
May 26, 2000: Pop Quiz. jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
May 12, 2000: Concussion of the Month Club. jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
May 05, 2000: Conspiracy.. Andrew S Huang (bunnie@mit.edu)
April 28, 2000: Today's etiquette lesson.... jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
April 14, 2000: Zero gravity tourism!. jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
April 07, 2000: Your Mom Away From Mom. "Jeremy H. Brown" (jhbrown@ai.mit.edu)
March 31, 2000: Conversation with a Fool...No joking!. jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
March 24, 2000: Spring Break GSB: LAST DAY. jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
March 23, 2000: Spring Break GSB: Day 3 of 4. "Jeremy H. Brown" (jhbrown@ai.mit.edu)
March 22, 2000: Spring Break GSB: Day 2 of 4. jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
March 17, 2000: Evacuation Day. jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
March 03, 2000: The Complex Stata. jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
February 25, 2000: Summon The Sandworms. jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
February 18, 2000: Born Inebriates. jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
February 11, 2000: Yak Shaving. "Jeremy H. Brown" (jhbrown@ai.mit.edu)
February 04, 2000: eGSB. jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
January 21, 2000: Y2K. jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
December 17, 1999: The Very Last GSB, Ever. jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
December 10, 1999: The Engineer's Cry. "Jeremy H. Brown" (jhbrown@ai.mit.edu)
December 03, 1999: NE43 GRADUATE STUDENT CONTAINMENT. "Jeremy H. Brown" (jhbrown@ai.mit.edu)
November 19, 1999: Babble-On. "Jeremy H. Brown" (jhbrown@ai.mit.edu)
November 12, 1999: WoManly GSB. "Jeremy H. Brown" (jhbrown@ai.mit.edu)
November 05, 1999: Now we can buy the Girl Scouts. Lock, stock, and barrel. "Jeremy H. Brown" (jhbrown@ai.mit.edu)
October 15, 1999: More randomness from Neil. Neil Weisenfeld (weisen@mit.edu)
October 08, 1999: Alcohol-Based Carbon Computing. Christian Shelton (cshelton@ai.mit.edu)
September 24, 1999: Neil's Flour Mites. Neil Weisenfeld (weisen@mit.edu)
September 03, 1999: Office 2000. Neil Weisenfeld (weisen@mit.edu)
July 02, 1999: Not Without the General's Daughter. Neil Weisenfeld (weisen@mit.edu)
May 14, 1999: Carlin Vieri Thesis Defense: Pickle Engineering. Neil Weisenfeld (weisen@ai.mit.edu)
April 23, 1999: neil's apartment hunt. Neil Weisenfeld (weisen@ai.mit.edu)
April 16, 1999: Automated beverage tracking. Christian Shelton (cshelton@ai.mit.edu)
April 09, 1999: MasterNerds Theatre. Neil Weisenfeld (weisen@ai.mit.edu)
March 26, 1999: Bicyclists, obey!. (weisen@mit.edu)
March 19, 1999: tender heart in a blender.. (weisen@mit.edu)
March 12, 1999: He's not there. Christian Shelton (cshelton@ai.mit.edu)
March 05, 1999: Programmers Wanted!. weisen@mit.edu
February 26, 1999: A Remote Manipulator System for the Application of Personal Care Products by Those Whose Arms are Pinned At Their Sides. weisen@mit.edu
February 19, 1999: I drink for the trees, for they have no tongues. (weisen@mit.edu)
February 12, 1999: MAD GSBlibs. Neil Weisenfeld (weisen@mit.edu)
February 05, 1999: Experimental text-based Internet humanoid. Neil Weisenfeld (weisen@mit.edu)
January 15, 1999: HULK NO LIKE GENE KELLY!!!!!!!!!. Neil Weisenfeld (weisen@mit.edu)
December 18, 1998: Neil's birthday. Jill Fekete (jill@ai.mit.edu)
December 04, 1998: Phil's ArsBarbarella. Neil Weisenfeld (weisen@mit.edu)
November 20, 1998: Gripping questions. Neil Weisenfeld (weisen@mit.edu)
November 06, 1998: The soffit incident. Neil Weisenfeld (weisen@mit.edu)
October 30, 1998: Got Milk?. Neil Weisenfeld (weisen@mit.edu)
October 23, 1998: Return to NE43. Neil Weisenfeld (weisen@mit.edu)
October 16, 1998: Poor Scouts. Neil Weisenfeld (weisen@mit.edu)
October 9, 1998: Widows and Orphans Fund. (weisen@ai.mit.edu)
September 17, 1998: Lights Out. Mark Foltz
September 11, 1998: GSB Frequently Asked Questions. Mark Foltz (mfoltz@ai.mit.edu)
May 22, 1998: Auld Lang Syne. Mark Foltz (mfoltz@ai.mit.edu)
May 15, 1998: Alive!. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
May 08, 1998: Coming to Oded's Defense. Holly Yanco (holly@ai.mit.edu)
May 01, 1998: Oompa Loompa Negroponte. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu) (With a reply by Negroponte himself!)
April 24, 1998: Thesis Time. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
April 17, 1998: Run, Run Like the Wind. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
April 10, 1998: MSLab. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
April 03, 1998: Sneak Previews. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
March 27, 1998: To Brew and To Compute. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
March 20, 1998: Crime Log. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
March 13, 1998: Bummer, Hummer. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
March 06, 1998: Live and Learn. Mark Foltz (mfoltz@ai.mit.edu)
February 27, 1998: Admiral Anthrax. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
February 13, 1998: You are what you eat. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
February 06, 1998: Tuscon III. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
January 30, 1998: Huffing and Puffing. Carlin Vieri (cvieri@ai.mit.edu)
December 19, 1997: PhotoMosaic Fever. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
December 12, 1997: LCS Xmas Party. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
December 05, 1997: Message sans humor. Carlin Vieri (cvieri@ai.mit.edu)
November 14, 1997: Come one, come all. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
November 07, 1997: ThesisLand! Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
October 31, 1997: Goodbye my brown hair. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
October 24, 1997: START me up. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
October 17, 1997: SuperModel Computing. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
October 10, 1997: Beer and Computers. Carlin Vieri and Matt Marjanovic
October 03, 1997: Vegas baby, Vegas. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
September 12, 1997: Build a better Tech Square. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
September 05, 1997: What is GSB?. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
June 27, 1997: Coding in Bible++. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
June 20, 1997: We're Number Nine!. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
June 13, 1997: The History of Fluff. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
June 06, 1997: The Truth is Out There. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
May 30, 1997: Welcome to MovieLab. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
May 23, 1997: For the love of God, Montresor! Edgar Allan Poe
May 16, 1997: Deep Blue 1, Geocentrism 0. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
May 09, 1997: beauty.com. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
May 02, 1997: Grad Students in the Mist. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
April 25, 1997: Running the Gauntlet. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
April 11, 1997: Zen and the Art of BCS. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
April 04, 1997: Resistance is Futile. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
March 21, 1997: That's "Lab Director Dave Rhodes" to You. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
March 14, 1997: Welcome New Graduate Students. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
March 07, 1997: Pop Quiz. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
February 28, 1997: (define (DC-Mayor crack lisp). Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
February 21, 1997: Martha at the Lab. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
February 14, 1997: Calendar Reform. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
February 07, 1997: DNC Charge Card. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
January 24, 1997: AI: The Trilogy. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
January 10, 1997: Year 2000 Compliance. Carlin Vieri (cvieri@ai.mit.edu)
December 20, 1996: 6.001 Final Results. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
December 13, 1996: New PhD Requirements. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
December 06, 1996: The Power of Gnu AWK. Philip Greenspun (philg@ai.mit.edu)
November 22, 1996: Sneak Previews. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
November 15, 1996: A new Direction. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
November 7, 1996: The Good Life. Patrick Sobalvarro
November 1, 1996: Monte Carlo. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
October 24, 1996: The Honour of Tech Square. Philip Greenspun (philg@ai.mit.edu)
October 18, 1996: Brought to you by.... Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
September 27, 1996: History of the Lab. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
September 20, 1996: The Real World. Oded Maron (oded@ai.mit.edu)
August 23rd, 1996: A Search for New Forms of Life. Carl de Marcken
August 16th, 1996: Our Ratings are Up. Carl de Marcken
August 9th, 1996: Shades of the Dylans. Carl de Marcken
August 2nd, 1996: There Always is a GSB. Mark Nahabedian
August 2nd, 1996: The Power Set of GSB. Carl de Marcken
July 26th, 1996: A Milkshake with a Polish-German. Oded Maron
July 19th, 1996: There was no GSB Message. Erik Miller
June 21st, 1996: Tired of the City? Try Idaho. Oded Maron
June 7th, 1996: Purple Lambda Lambada. Oded Maron
May 24th, 1996: Alistair Maclean does GSB, Maybe. Carl de Marcken
May 24th, 1996: Some Clarifying Remarks. Oded Maron
May 17th, 1996: Rave Reviews for GSB. Carl de Marcken
May 10th, 1996: When you Graduate. Carl de Marcken
May 3rd, 1996: Active Stein. Ian Eslick
April 26th, 1996: Bill Gates wins Turing Award. Carl de Marcken
April 26th, 1996: Music Educators Classics. Oded Maron
April 12th, 1996: Water Bottle Rounds. Carl de Marcken
April 5th, 1996: Boundary Functions. Oded Maron
March 29th, 1996: Hackin' Safari. Carlin Vieri
March 22nd, 1996: Crash Bandicoot. Carl de Marcken
March 15th, 1996: Tuscon II. Carl de Marcken
March 8th, 1996: Semicolons and Parentheses. Carl de Marcken
Febuary 16th, 1996: VieriCam. Carl de Marcken
Febuary 9th, 1996: AI Studio Manifold. Oded Maron
January 19th, 1996: Ode to Minnesota. Oded Maron
January 12th, 1996: Ah, to be a Young Russian. Carl de Marcken
December 8th, 1995: Final Project from the Shop Class. Carl de Marcken
November 17th, 1995: Automounters and the Phaistos Disk. Carl de Marcken
November 3rd, 1995: Bearded Juggler, +5 for Tautologies. Carl de Marcken
October 27th, 1995: Tycho Brache's Nose. Oded Maron
October 6th, 1995: Brain Eaters. Carl de Marcken
September 29th, 1995: Cognitive Capacities. Carl de Marcken
September 22nd, 1995: Reversible Computing. Carl de Marcken
September 15th, 1995: Patchwork of Colors. Annie Dillard and Carl de Marcken
September 8th, 1995: Quelle coincidence. Oded Maron
May 12th, 1995: Mail Bombs. Carl de Marcken
May 5th, 1995: Masses of Bits. Carlin Vieri
April 21st, 1995: Americana. Carl de Marcken
April 14th, 1995: Failed Paradigm. Patrick Sobalvarro
March 17th, 1995: War Stories. Carl de Marcken
March 10th, 1995: Animal Magnetism. Carlin Vieri
March 3rd, 1995: Those were the days... Carl de Marcken
February 24th, 1995: No flours to be planted on my grave. Carl de Marcken
February 17th, 1995: Lucid SETF. Patrick Sobalvarro
February 10th, 1995: Aaron. Oded Maron
December 9th, 1994: Supply-Side GSB. Carl de Marcken
December 2nd, 1994: Penny Drop. Carl de Marcken
December 2nd, 1994: Sam Adams Triple Bock. Carl de Marcken
November 18th, 1994: MAKE.MONEY.FASTER. Dave Baggett and Carl de Marcken
November 11th, 1994: Bayes Limited. Carl de Marcken
November 4th, 1994: General Issues. Carl de Marcken
October 28th, 1994: Feel Good. Carl de Marcken
October 21st, 1994: Dreaming of GSB. Carl de Marcken
October 14th, 1994: Godawful Soda. Robert Thau
September 30th, 1994: Places to Kiss in Tech Square. Carl de Marcken
September 23rd, 1994: What GSB Is. David Baggett
September 16th, 1994: Cogent Filibuster. David Baggett
September 9th, 1994: Minnesota. Carl de Marcken
June 3rd, 1994: Best of the Internet. Carl de Marcken
May 20th, 1994: Revisionist History. Carl de Marcken
May 6th, 1994: Maja's Defense. Carl de Marcken and Mike Bolotski
April 29th, 1994: Ethics Colloquia. Carl de Marcken
April 22nd, 1994: Chrome Servicemen. Carl de Marcken
April 8th, 1994: TSP Problem. Carl de Marcken
March 18th, 1994: Blinking Lights. Carl de Marcken
March 11th, 1994: Stereograms. Patrick Sobalvarro
March 4th, 1994: Trade War. Carl de Marcken
February 18th, 1994: Olympics. David Baggett and Carl de Marcken
February 11th, 1994: SquishTeX. Carl de Marcken
February 4th, 1994: Auto Body. Carl de Marcken
January 28th, 1994: Hydrogen Beer. Carl de Marcken
December 10th, 1993: Christmas Talk. Carl de Marcken, David Baggett and ???
December 3rd, 1993: I Have A Dream. Carl de Marcken and Martin Luther King
November 19th, 1993: Conquest of Space. Patrick Sobalvarro
November 12th, 1993: Oral Exam Tips. Carl de Marcken
November 5th, 1993: UFOs. Weekly World News
October 29th, 1993: MITI Invitation. Carl de Marcken
October 22nd, 1993: CUISINET. ???
October 15th, 1993: Adventure Game. David Baggett and Carl de Marcken
October 8th, 1993: Games. Norbert Weiner
October 1st, 1993: Meet by CADR. Max Beerbohm and Carl de Marcken
September 24th, 1993: The NY Times. E. B. White
September 17th, 1993: Buffalo. Carl de Marcken
August 13th, 1993: In Praise of Ale. John Taylor
July 30th, 1993: Monads. Lyn Turbak
July 16th, 1993: University Heirarchy. ???
June 18th, 1993: Hot Real Estate. Applied Optics, ???
June 11th, 1993: New Course Announcement. Mike Bolotski
June 4th, 1993: Summer Vacation. Patrick Sobalvarro
May 28th, 1993: Ian Graduates. Patrick Sobalvarro
May 21st, 1993: Fischer's Ireland. Todd McEwan
May 14th, 1993: Vehicle 259. Patrick Sobalvarro
May 7th, 1993: Waiting for GSB. Patrick Sobalvarro
April 30th, 1993: Hacker Empowerment. Patrick Sobalvarro
April 9th, 1993: Set Theory. Alan Bawden
April 2nd, 1993: An Emerging Paradigm. Patrick Sobalvarro
March 26th, 1993: In Praise of Lite. Patrick Sobalvarro
March 19th, 1993: GSB FAQ. Alan Bawden
March 12nd, 1993: Graduate Scolyer. Patrick Sobalvarro
March 5th, 1993: Marilyn vos Croissant. Patrick Sobalvarro
February 26th, 1993: Area Examination. Patrick Sobalvarro
February 19th, 1993: Spot Quiz. Patrick Sobalvarro
February 5th, 1993: Meeting the Lab. Patrick Sobalvarro
September 11th, 1992: 1st GSB. Jeanne Speckman
October 23rd, 1987: Beer Market. John Wroclawski
September 18t, 1987: Dynamic Beer. Phil Agre
September 11th, 1987: GSB History. David Clemens
June 19th, 1987: UNDER THEIR CLOTHING. John Canny
August 22nd, 1986: Chitty-Chitty Bang Bang. Bruce Donald
May 23rd, 1986: Some Icy Dangerous Mountain. Bruce Donald
May 9th, 1986: Prom Burning. Bruce Donald

mark a. foltz -- mfoltz@ai.mit.edu

Carlin Vieri -- cvieri@ai.mit.edu

Carl de Marcken -- cgdemarc@ai.mit.edu