Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Random Fact About Your Correspondent:

I always cry when HAL sings "Daisy" in 2001: A Space Oddysey. I mean, sure, he's a psychotic murderous artificial intelligence, but he meant well.
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7 comments:

  1. BobG11:53 AM, May 10, 2006

    http://www.kottke.org/06/04/hal-daisy-2001

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  2. Paul1:15 PM, May 10, 2006

    He's like the Germans... not inherently evil, but ambitious and misunderstood.

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  3. Anonymous2:12 PM, May 10, 2006

    "I mean, sure, he's a psychotic murderous artificial intelligence, but he meant well."

    Just like a Kennedy.

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  4. Gewehr986:03 PM, May 10, 2006

    Let me guess, HAL is the first voice one hears when Tam's laptop Mac boots up.

    (If you need the .wav file...) ;)

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  5. Anonymous11:26 PM, May 10, 2006

    No, it's the first voice that Tam hears when she wakes up.

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  6. EgregiousCharles6:15 AM, May 11, 2006

    Me too! If I ever have to kill a murderous AI, I hope I can do it quicker than Dave.

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  7. A.C. McCloud11:37 PM, May 12, 2006

    On a serious note, it's amazing how far ahead of it's time that movie was.

    Ok, carry on.

    and darn, the word verification code is like a VIN number tonight.

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