qotd (especially for Ruben!)
switch (ref $@) { OverflowError => warn “Dam needs to be drained”; DomainError => warn “King needs to be trained”; NuclearWarError => die; } — Larry Wall in <199709302338.QAA17037@wall.org>
Category: electronic life
In which I go crackers
Thanks, of course, to Shirl!!
Why does HAL sing
Why does HAL sing “Daisy, Daisy” in 2001: A Space Odyssey? (kottke.org) Why does HAL sing “Daisy, Daisy” in 2001: A Space Odyssey? In 1962, Arthur C. Clarke was touring Bell Labs when he heard a demonstration of a song sung by an IBM 704 computer programmed by physicist John L. Kelly. The song, the … Continue reading Why does HAL sing
trembling in my boots…
Patti Niehoff’s creature-nemesis: The Dreaded POSSUM ‘What creature will become your nemesis?’ at QuizGalaxy.com
white pebble 