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I've got #2001ASpaceOdyssey on the TV and separate windows of Lions/Bills and UNC/Duke women's soccer on my laptop. #TCMParty

I'll say this about HAL - It's not ChatGDP, Copilot, or Gronk #2001ASpaceOdyssey #TCMParty

Also notice that most (if not all) personal assistants have a female voice. After "2001" male computer voices were forever associated negatively.
BTW: You can buy HAL replicas that will actually perform certain routine functions.
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There's a model on Thingiverse (a site to find 3D models for 3D printing) of one of those pods Dave is using. Seriously detailed, to the point of their having modeled the inside, even though most people would never see it.

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I’m watching #2001ASpaceOdyssey as Stanley Kubrick intended - with Lions/Bills TNF beside it #TCMParty

People are really pushing for AI like one of the most terrifying film villains was literally an AI device. #2001ASpaceOdyssey #TCMParty

The fact that no AI companies have named their computers HAL is a missed opportunity. (Yes, I know he's the bad guy. Do you think THEY realize that?) #TCMParty #2001ASpaceOdyssey

Aside:

A dear friend who is sadly no longer with me named her iMac that looked like this Zarathustra after Also sprach Zarathustra, the iconic music that plays in the opening of #2001ASpaceOdyssey. #TCMParty

When your AI starts to ask *you* personal questions.....
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It was the right choice--I think I'd hear him and think Arbogast.
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This is the scene that always brings to mind MAD Magazine's brilliant parody: 201 Minutes of a Space Idiocy. #TCMParty #2001ASpaceOdyssey

Hey, it's the Windows 95 chess game! #TCMParty #2001ASpaceOdyssey

Actress Ann Gillis did NOT have a great time filming her scene. Too many takes! I think this was her last film role.
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Martin Balsam was the original choice to voice HAL9000, but his delivery wasn't monotone enough for Kubrick. #TCMParty #2001ASpaceOdyssey

Arthur C. Clarke always denied the popular myth that HAL was simply IBM with each letter one step back in the alphabet. #TCMParty #2001ASpaceOdyssey

I’ve occasionally had to change image resolution sizes over the years, but I’ve kept the same lock screen for every smartphone I’ve had.
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I had a few online/Zoom meetings today, and now an online watch party--and I'm not even in space.

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In the book - written while the film was in production - Discovery One was meant to go to Saturn. Also, the project was already underway when the monolith was dug up. However, the plans were changed based on TMA-1.
Ah, HAL-9000 my hero! 🤣
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