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Old May 29, 2011 | 10:49 AM
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The computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey was called HAL, as a tongue-in-cheek reference to IBM. The name was derived from the fact that the letters H- A- L precede the letters I-B-M in the alphabet.
Did you know that's not correct at all?
It actually stands for Heuristic-ALgorithmic; a hybridization of the two common methods of AI.
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Old May 29, 2011 | 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by 8D_In_Trunk
Originally Posted by vtecmom' timestamp='1306684816' post='20628500
The computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey was called HAL, as a tongue-in-cheek reference to IBM. The name was derived from the fact that the letters H- A- L precede the letters I-B-M in the alphabet.
Did you know that's not correct at all?
It actually stands for Heuristic-ALgorithmic; a hybridization of the two common methods of AI.

I did snOt! Guess David Hoffman is an imposter on someone who should be writing a book on Things You Didn't Know About Things You Know Well I think I'll sue him
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Old May 29, 2011 | 08:46 PM
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Despite repeated requests for Elvis, the only real people ever depicted as Pez dispensers have been Betsy Ross and Daniel Boone.
Hamm isn't real?
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Old May 30, 2011 | 07:14 AM
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Originally Posted by PeaceLove&S2K
Originally Posted by vtecmom' timestamp='1258080435' post='17549090
Despite repeated requests for Elvis, the only real people ever depicted as Pez dispensers have been Betsy Ross and Daniel Boone.
Hamm isn't real?

guess not
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Old Jun 14, 2011 | 06:02 AM
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Old Aug 6, 2011 | 08:32 AM
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racecar spelled backwards is racecar
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Old Aug 6, 2011 | 05:22 PM
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Poop spelled backwards is poop.
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Old Aug 6, 2011 | 06:57 PM
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There's so much sand in Northern African that if spread out, would completely cover the Sahara Desert.
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Old Aug 7, 2011 | 08:00 AM
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Poop spelled backwards is poop.
& poop upside down is dood
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Old Aug 7, 2011 | 08:01 AM
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There's so much sand in Northern African that if spread out, would completely cover the Sahara Desert.

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