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more about #hal9000 mathemagical: Just don't let them breed. Ever. more » nutbastard: what about this guy? more » Ragan Parkerson: What about the computer from Electric Dreams? more » John Nahajski: Glados wants to turn you into a cake by burning you and I've never heard of hal9000so i am going to go with Glados and i will hopefully get some cake more » Hello Mister Walrus: HAL is not evil. In 2010 (the less famous sequel to 2001), they explained that he killed everyone due to a programming error. more » Kaiser-Machead: I'd say GLaDOS is a bit more evil, and on top of that, has a rather wicked sense of humor about trying to kill you. Remember when the platform was low... more » OMG! Ponies!: HAL. You might think that Frank Poole died a horrible death but it was nearly instantaneous. And the frozen crewmembers didn't feel anything. more » jestamcmerv: What if they fell in love? It would be like a Wall-E meets Dr. Stangelove meets A Clockwork Orange. It is a beautiful thing when crazy robots are in l... more » iComment: GlaDOS is clearly more dangerous. Her sexy voice is like that of my GPS. I do everything she says. Total ownage. more » -
#manvsmachine
Image Cache: GlaDOS and HAL9000 Are Separated At Birth, Or Lovers?
Both machines are killers, but which one is less evil? Which one would kill you more humanely? [Pickaklas] -
#2001
HAL 9000 Papercraft Will, At Some Point, Cut You
We know. He certainly looks cute and harmless. But sooner or later, the HAL 9000 (freely printable papercraft version) could get a small, unintentional dent in the side. "I'll just toss him in the shredder for another," you say out of earshot from the harmless little paper computer. Or so you thought... [Mr. Hal 9000 via Botropolis] -
#scream
The Amazing Changing Faces of HAL 9000
The people at the Fark forums have run a Photoshop contest on HAL 9000, twisting the ominous red eye of the psychopath mainframe into all sorts of funny variations. From HAL 9000 to PAL 9000 to HEIL 9000 to the obligatory GLORY HAL, the resulting gallery is hilarious. More » -
#robottakeovers
New Yorker: Why We Won't Have Fully Conversational Robots
John Seabrook wrote a recent feature in The New Yorker about interactive-voice-response systems (I.V.R.) commonly used with customer service and tech support telephone hotlines. Seabrook spent time at B.B.N. Technologies watching these systems transcribe callers' words and analyzing the tone of voice for emotions present. While breaking down the history of automated telephone services and voice recognition innovations, he attempts to tackle the larger question of whether or not we can create a fully conversational, quasi-conscious robot, akin to 2001: A Space Odyssey's Hal 9000. Judging from the number of experts interviewed for the piece, the answer is a resounding no. More »
