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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
With the blue of the sky today, you’d think there had never been anything else but spring here, though I still have residual shivers. Getting out of the car at home today: suspended over the driveway, a single tent worm, dangling on 15-20′ of web-strand, from the oak by the driveway. No other signs of … Continue reading tentworms
Spring is really here and the oak pollen is everywhere. Everything done in pale green dust. We were at a dinner tonight for the anniversary of the Lane Theological Seminary … It’s not a real seminary any more, hasn’t been since 1932, but they still own land and assets and stuff. The only reason you’d … Continue reading spring and books and stuff
Again I can eat pasta! And toast! And beer! Not necessarily all at once, but I could. If I wanted too. Passover is now over, and though it was a lovely holiday, I was starting to hallucinate about fettucine Alfredo. One thing I learned, yet again, is just how much of a modern American’s diet … Continue reading Pasta!
