From: cgdemarc@ai.mit.edu (Carl de Marcken)
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 1996 16:14:22 -0400
To: all-ai
Subject: GSB, Friday, April 12th, 5:30.


As is our weekly practice, AI lab members will meet today in a social
gathering at the "Girl Scout Benefit" to talk, to imbibe and to slander.
We invite one and most to join our festivities at 5:30 pm in the 7th floor
playroom.  Many of our previous meetings have been critical events in the
development of computer science and artificial intelligence.  The first
time three natives of Catalonia presented a correct (rhyming) proof that
NP-complete problems can not be solved in constant time took place at a
1987 GSB.  During my sophomore year at GSB I witnessed 6 faculty members
bang empty blue plastic containers from water coolers on the floor in a
vain attempt to produce a melody.

These meetings have grown in fame.  The "clarifying remarks" appendix of
Russel and Norvig's "Artificial Intelligence- A Modern Approach" references
an invitation to GSB.  GSB organizers have received veild threats from
well-known researchers at west-coast technical universities that include
"Institute of Technology" in their names.

Ask yourself- with the Unabomber caught- isn't it time you padded your
resume?  Come to this week's

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