I almost forgot!

For those who didn't know...  It was HAL's birthday yesterday!

Don't know who Hal is?

In Arthur C. Clarke's novel, HAL says, "I became operational. In Urbana, Illinois, on January 12, 1997." In the movie, director Stanley Kubrick made HAL five years older. According to Stork, the script said it took place in 1991.

Without question, Mr. Stork said, logic dictates that it happened in 1997. "Who would want to use a nine-year-old computer on a space mission?" he wondered, before adding, with perfect show biz timing, "Maybe NASA, I'm afraid."

Still don't know who Hal is?  HAL 9000 from 2010 space odyssey.  Still don't know I can't help ya :)  You are not the geek I hoped you all were.  Anyway, so let's give a great big happy birthday and remember some of the more awesome evil computers.

Karr is of course at the top of my list.  Second is the computers off of terminator.  Third I think I'm gonna go with that creepy computer off of I, Robot.  Anyone else?  Come on.  Reflect on your creepy computers.

Maji