Happy Birthday Hal! (or troubleshooting the mog)
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Thanks to Wired for pointing out that today is Hal's birthday, he would have been either 11 or 17 depending on whether you're going by the book or the movie.
Here's a great version of Daisy Bell performed by Tin Hat that's at least as disturbing as the version used in the movie if not more so. An eerily haunting and lovely ballad.
The Vid is 2001: Why Kubrick used "Daisy" for Hal's death
additional links - Bell Labs: Where Hal first Spoke
and the full computer speech demo from 1963 mp3 - Link
Locating MOG account...
Comments (7)
wow, I think you have way to much time on your hands :-)
Time is on my side, it's the only thing I have enough of.
I get a kick out of so many people judging their own self-worth by how busy they are.
better to be a human being than a human doing ;)
Cheers Bruce!
I've said this before: The only thing we are supposed to do with life is keep breathing, what we do while we're breathing is unimportant.
great post bruce. i dig that 1894 version of daisy bell! shoot, i dig the tin hat one too.
thanks Jeff, just filling the void. Tin Hat does sound pretty cool, have to look into more of their stuff.
If Hal and Shloopy got together don't you think they'd make a lovely couple?
lol! "daisy... squeak squeak, daisy, squeak... give me your answer true..."
i checked out a bunch of yourtube vids on tin hat. impressive.