Clarke is dead!

Long live Dave.
Frank

Are You Telling Me That Dick Clark Is Dead? Just FYI. :-)

"Frank" wrote:

> Long live Dave.
> Frank
>

"kevpan815" <> wrote in message
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> Are You Telling Me That Dick Clark Is Dead? Just FYI. :-)
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> "Frank" wrote:
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>> Long live Dave.
>> Frank
Author C. Clarke. He wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey"
it starred a mad mainframe computer named "H.A.L" I forgot what that stood
for.
The computer killed the ship's crew while they were investigating Mars. Read
the book.
Or get the movie. Great special effects and writing. Fits today as well as
1968.

"Bobby McNulty" <> wrote in message
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> "kevpan815" <> wrote in message
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>> Are You Telling Me That Dick Clark Is Dead? Just FYI. :-)
>>
>> "Frank" wrote:
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>>> Long live Dave.
>>> Frank
> Author C. Clarke. He wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey"
> it starred a mad mainframe computer named "H.A.L" I forgot what that stood
> for.
> The computer killed the ship's crew while they were investigating Mars.
> Read the book.
> Or get the movie. Great special effects and writing. Fits today as well as
> 1968.
>


Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer


C.B.


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It is the responsibility and duty of everyone to help the underprivileged
and unfortunate among us.

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>> "kevpan815" <> wrote in message
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>>> Are You Telling Me That Dick Clark Is Dead? Just FYI. :-)
>>>
>>> "Frank" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Long live Dave.
>>>> Frank
>>
>> Author C. Clarke. He wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey"
>> it starred a mad mainframe computer named "H.A.L" I forgot what that
>> stood for.
>> The computer killed the ship's crew while they were investigating
>> Mars. Read the book.
>> Or get the movie. Great special effects and writing. Fits today as
>> well as 1968.
>>
>
>
> Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer
>
>
> C.B.
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>
"I'm afraid I can't do that dave'....
Frank

How Did Dick Clarke Die? Did His Ubuntu Machine Crush Him To Death?

I Wear A Diaper When I Play On The Computer. My Mom Makes Me Stay In The
Basement While I Play With Ubuntu. Just FYI. She Gets Embarassed. Just
FYI

Just FYI

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>>> "kevpan815" <> wrote in message
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>>>> Are You Telling Me That Dick Clark Is Dead? Just FYI. :-)
>>>>
>>>> "Frank" wrote:
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>>>>> Long live Dave.
>>>>> Frank
>>>
>>> Author C. Clarke. He wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey"
>>> it starred a mad mainframe computer named "H.A.L" I forgot what that
>>> stood for.
>>> The computer killed the ship's crew while they were investigating Mars.
>>> Read the book.
>>> Or get the movie. Great special effects and writing. Fits today as well
>>> as 1968.
>>>
>>
>>
>> Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer
>>
>>
>> C.B.
>>
>>
> "I'm afraid I can't do that dave'....
> Frank

> it starred a mad mainframe computer named "H.A.L" I forgot what that stood
> for.

Hardware Abstraction Layer.

SteveT

He was not only a science fiction writer, he was a darm genious

he said, "any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from
magic"

with vista it looks like crap not magic.

one of his biggest contributions was that he thought up a way to put
sattelites into geosynchronous orbit, and he worked with the scientists and
nasa to bring that idea into reality. Most of todays satelites are in that
kind of orbit...

he also has thought of what is called the space elevator that is feasable
theoretically and can be done only when nanotechnology evolves enough to
make very strong and light materials



"Bobby McNulty" <> wrote in message
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> "kevpan815" <> wrote in message
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>> Are You Telling Me That Dick Clark Is Dead? Just FYI. :-)
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>> "Frank" wrote:
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>>> Long live Dave.
>>> Frank
> Author C. Clarke. He wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey"
> it starred a mad mainframe computer named "H.A.L" I forgot what that stood
> for.
> The computer killed the ship's crew while they were investigating Mars.
> Read the book.
> Or get the movie. Great special effects and writing. Fits today as well as
> 1968.
>

"Bobby McNulty" <> wrote in message
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> "kevpan815" <> wrote in message
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>> Are You Telling Me That Dick Clark Is Dead? Just FYI. :-)
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>> "Frank" wrote:
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>>> Long live Dave.
>>> Frank
> Author C. Clarke. He wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey"
> it starred a mad mainframe computer named "H.A.L" I forgot what that stood
> for.

IIRC, those letters don't form an acronym in the movie. They are a
cultural reference, with a slight twist for legal reasons.

The letter H, A, and L are each one letter off from I B M.

HTH
-pk


> The computer killed the ship's crew while they were investigating Mars.
> Read the book.
> Or get the movie. Great special effects and writing. Fits today as well as
> 1968.
>

Mr. Clarke had said many times that HAL and IBM were a coincidence it stood
for Heuristic ALgorithm
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>> "kevpan815" <> wrote in message
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>>> Are You Telling Me That Dick Clark Is Dead? Just FYI. :-)
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>>> "Frank" wrote:
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>>>> Long live Dave.
>>>> Frank
>> Author C. Clarke. He wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey"
>> it starred a mad mainframe computer named "H.A.L" I forgot what that
>> stood for.
>
> IIRC, those letters don't form an acronym in the movie. They are a
> cultural reference, with a slight twist for legal reasons.
>
> The letter H, A, and L are each one letter off from I B M.
>
> HTH
> -pk
>
>
>> The computer killed the ship's crew while they were investigating Mars.
>> Read the book.
>> Or get the movie. Great special effects and writing. Fits today as well
>> as 1968.
>>
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>