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Also, as regards the oft told tale that the name HAL was concocted by selecting letters alphabetically preceding I, B, and M, Clarke and Kubrick said it was a coincidence.
Watson and Crick said the same about the RNA/SOB phenomenon.
Read in a book somewhere that HAL was a dig at a certain company (look at the letter that follows each individual letter in āHALā and put them together)
What I find sad, is that many people these days have no clue what HAL or 2001 a Space Odyssey is. Iāve used Robin Williamās joke from āMan of the Yearā where he said āHal liked meā and just got blank stares.
i_am_the_jam over 5 years ago
āIām sorry, Dave, I canāt do thatā¦ā
mccollunsky over 5 years ago
you might regret that, Lio
Lyons Group, Inc. over 5 years ago
Santa: āHe died in that movie, sonā.
jimmjonzz Premium Member over 5 years ago
Also, as regards the oft told tale that the name HAL was concocted by selecting letters alphabetically preceding I, B, and M, Clarke and Kubrick said it was a coincidence.
Watson and Crick said the same about the RNA/SOB phenomenon.
jagedlo over 5 years ago
Read in a book somewhere that HAL was a dig at a certain company (look at the letter that follows each individual letter in āHALā and put them together)
Lyons Group, Inc. over 5 years ago
Heās dressed as Dave, who came close to death because he ignored repeated warnings put on his helmet while he was in the airlock.
bwalk7217 Premium Member over 5 years ago
I thought that space suit looked familiar.
Airbender over 5 years ago
What I find sad, is that many people these days have no clue what HAL or 2001 a Space Odyssey is. Iāve used Robin Williamās joke from āMan of the Yearā where he said āHal liked meā and just got blank stares.
abennett Premium Member over 5 years ago
You can get one pretty soon. It looks amazing, too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIoXipKK1TA
rimose over 5 years ago
He might have to go to Grandma to get his HAL 9000.
zwilnik64 over 5 years ago
Cāmon, Lio, you want the 2001 model?
danketaz Premium Member over 5 years ago
Forget it kid, itāll shoot your eye out.
enigmamz over 5 years ago
How many people really want an 18 year old computer?
Michael McKown Premium Member over 5 years ago
Havenāt there been updates to the HAL 9000? If memory serves, it was built in 1992.
Sisyphos over 5 years ago
I was dwelling overseas (in a Southern European locale) when I saw the movie first-run. Didnāt much care for it. Havenāt seen it again since then.
But I kinda think a HAL 9000 would be really out-of-date these days! Wouldnāt you prefer a nice, shiny, new MacBook Pro, Lio?
cosman over 5 years ago
I think Lioās looking forward to slowly extracting the memory slabs while asking HAL to croon āDaisyā..
kevin87031 over 5 years ago
I think that the kids on line should all be staring at smart phones.
Cameron1988 Premium Member over 5 years ago
I thought it was picture day at first