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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
via Jewish Current Issues: Response to Tony Judt I would like to . . . dispel a prevalent myth . . . the assertion that it is Zionism which has been the unsettling and fevered infection in the Middle East, the belief that without Israel there would somehow be a natural harmony throughout the Middle … Continue reading qotd
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!
Especially in the springtime. Mind you, people still get shot in front of City Hall on occasion, and many of my fellow citizens are still artistic Luddites and thugs. But who cares? It’s spring!
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