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HAL is a transposition of the lettres IBM
by ahoya 4y ago
HAL is a transposition of the lettres IBM
- ghaff 4y agoBoth Kubrick and Clarke denied a connection. As tends to be the case with such seemingly improbable (perhaps) coincidences, maybe someone got cute but decided to keep it to themselves for reasons.
- dredmorbius 4y agoIBM logos are present on numerous devices within the film, and are ... not dissimilar to those for HAL. The denials ring rather hollow, and seem strongly motivated. <https://teddit.net/r/MovieDetails/comments/7b2fl7/in_2001_a_space_odyssey_hal_is_an_exact_letter/ https://teddit.net/r/MovieDetails/comments/7b2fl7/in_2001_a_...> <https://external-preview.redd.it/UaOzf5xK0OqmVmLnhBYVm1Vu_5JhnNzM9M_yK1q_dvg.png?format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6917eabe97024c706f4efa1d1586873f1d0fe50e https://external-preview.redd.it/UaOzf5xK0OqmVmLnhBYVm1Vu_5J...> <https://www.slate.fr/sites/default/files/photos/capture-decran-2013-01-08-102136.png https://www.slate.fr/sites/default/files/photos/capture-decr...> <https://www.heyuguys.com/stanley-kubrick-film-theories/3/ https://www.heyuguys.com/stanley-kubrick-film-theories/3/> <https://collativelearning.com/PICS%20FOR%20WEBSITE/stills%204/IBM%20face%202.jpg https://collativelearning.com/PICS%20FOR%20WEBSITE/stills%20...>