Thursday, May 23, 2013

Introducing Cleverbot

by natebot13

Recently Sigma Station has seen a new influx of residents, or rather computer-generated residents. These mysterious residents range from roaming, talking, and info-giving beings to those who tell jokes or simply seem to spout absolute nonsense.  Station sensors indicate that many of them appear to be linked to another universe and are sending data back, causing Station officials concern that they may be opening Xylan and the entire Zanyck System up to security breaches.

All of these bots are in development by the entrepreneur natebot13 and his newly founded company Natebotics.  So far, these new robotic residents, although quite strange looking, are rather interesting in their workings and currently seem to be of no harm.  One of note is a bot who calls himself  'cleverbot' and always hangs out in or near Geiger Rising on Sigma Station.  To address him, simply mention his name when talking, and he'll reply back.  Once you've gained his attention, however,  he will make a remark to anything you say after that. To get him to stop replying to you, you must let him know you are done talking by saying something with the word 'bye' in it, as he seems to not take notice of any other end-of-conversation cues.

Other bots to come include the prototype 'mapper,' which will eventually roam rooms, making maps of the places it goes, and the guide bot, using the maps to guide you to places if you follow them. Enjoy the new artificial 'life' on Sigma Station, brought to you by Natebotics!


New Operator Commissioned

Congratulations to new Operator jeremy, who was just promoted recently by Station Commander duncanj.  We at the Sigma Signal wish him success with his new responsibilities.  We are confident he will continue to be of great assistance to everyone on Sigma Station.

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Time Anomalies Discovered

The Sigma Signal has learned that recent protests by members of CamTim have prompted officials of Sigma Station to investigate certain time/space anomalies that have apparently been plaguing the station's Core.

CamTim's campaign to raise awareness of the different time standards at use throughout the galaxy had moved Station officials to put together a presentation designed to highlight the reliability and integrity of the Core's internal systems.

However, according to a station official who wishes to remain anonymous, Core Security staff noticed certain discrepancies in the Core's clock which may have impacted time and date stamps on various systems that rely on the Core to function, including share trading, Mud Wide Web terminals and even MUD mail terminals.  In some cases, Station documents showed as much as a five year gap in communications.

Some investigators attached to the inquiry have put forward the theory that the Station may have been bombarded by ionized particles or a proton storm that could have caused some sort of electronic interference in the Core's systems.  When approached for comment on the issue, Station Commander duncanj refused to make any official statement, but he was overheard to be mumbling something about "berries" and "pie" as he hurried into his office and locked the door.