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   Tim Bruening to Steven W. Difranco   
   Re: Inheritance: Data's Aging Program? (   
   19 Feb 15 00:55:10   
   
   From: tsbrueni@dcn.davis.ca.us   
      
   On Friday, December 3, 1993 at 9:45:51 PM UTC-8, Steven W. Difranco wrote:   
   > In a previous article, demillo@juliet.ll.mit.edu (Robert DeMillo) says:   
   >   
   > >In article <1993Dec2.135055.5443@verifone> erik_e1@verifone.com (ERIK   
   EBERT, SOFTWARE DQ, HNL, 808 625-3393) writes:   
   > >> At a Creation con a couple of months ago, Lolita Fatjo (head script   
   editor or   
   > >> something for TNG and DS9) specifically mentioned they were going to   
   stick a   
   > >> brief rationalization for Brent Spiner's aging into an upcoming episode.   
   > >   
   > >> I assume now that she was refering to Inheritance and that they did mean   
   to   
   > >> imply that Data also has the aging program.   
   > >   
   > >   
   > >>			   -- Erik   
   > >   
   > >I said this before, but I don't think anyone caught it...   
   > >   
   > >There was *never* a reference to Data aging in "Inheritance." Replay the   
   > >program...what Geordi says is "...she has an aging program, unlike Data..."   
   > >							    ^^^^^^   
   > >   
   > >Everyone (I believe) thinks he said "...she has an aging program, just like   
   Data...."   
   > >   
   > >- Rob   
   > >   
   > >--   
   > >   
   > >   
   > > - Rob DeMillo			| Internet: 	  demillo@juliet.ll.mit.edu   
   > >   MIT Lincoln Lab 		| America Online: exgalileo@aol.com   
   > >   Weather Sensing - Group 43	| Reality:        617-981-2105 (office)   
   > >   
   > >"Operation Goofy now in effect!"   
   > >	--- Tom Servo, "Gamera vs. Gaos," Mystery Science Theater 3000   
   > >   
   > >   
   >   
   > 	Go back and watch it again.  Geordi's line plays off Beverley's   
   > 	line about Julianna having a bit of hypertension (high blood   
   > 	pressure), and he states " Its part of her aging program.  Not   
   > 	only does she age in appearance, like Data, her vital signs   
   > 	change too."   
      
      
   Since Juliana is an android, why does she need to eat, drink, and go to the   
   bathroom?  (I assume that she needs to do all those functions, since if she   
   didn't, her android nature would long since have been revealed!).   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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