Why Hal 9000 Sang Daisy bell - Polidicks

[url]http://www.switched.com/2009/11/04/2001-geeks-rejoice-world-learns-why-hal-sang-daisy/[/url] [quote]We're sure many of you are familiar with the death-of-HAL scene from the Kubrick classic '2001: A Space Odyssey,' in which the rebellious computer slowly, and childishly, drones the lyrics to 'Daisy Bell.' It's one of the most memorable scenes in a film loaded with iconic images (the obelisk monolith) and phrases ("Open the pod bay doors, HAL."), yet we've always wondered: Why 'Daisy?' It turns out that the choice of 'Daisy Bell' was a tribute to the IBM 704, which, thanks to the brilliant programmers at Bell Labs, became the first computer to sing, way back in 1962. The popular ditty from the late 19th century was chosen by geniuses John L. Kelly, Carol Lockbaum, and Max Mathews as part of a demonstration of speech synthesis. Before he'd penned the film's namesake novel, author Arthur C. Clarke, who also co-wrote the screenplay, paid a visit to a friend at Bell Labs. There, Clarke was treated to a performance by the IBM 704, and later, inspired by what he'd seen, reproduced it in the dramatic death scene of HAL 9000. You can hear the audio of the entire speech demo here, and watch the '2001' scene played back-to-back with a clip from a 1963 documentary about the Bell Labs demo here. Or you can just watch the video below (ignore the incorrect year and model number) to hear the IBM 704 sing 'Daisy Bell' without the rest of the demo, or any comparison to the evil, paranoid machine from '2001'. [/quote] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41U78QP8nBk[/media]

Last week was the 40th year anniversary of the internet.

:crying: poor hal..

This has been known for a long time.

This was known 40 years ago when the movie came out.

This sets a world record for lateness.

[QUOTE=DainBramageStudios;18281188]This sets a world record for lateness.[/QUOTE] I dunno, there's a lot of people who still think that God created the world, and that the bible is true.

[QUOTE=toxicpiano;18281206]I dunno, there's a lot of people who still think that God created the world, and that the bible is true.[/QUOTE] He didn't, and it's not? Oh my.

Wow, That song in the video sounds just like when a Finnish person tries to sing in english.

I liked the opening 10 mins of that film. Very good. Overall a good film i think. (opening scene, the dawn of man) [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhffK5EPlNc[/media]

I actually realized the reference in the moment I read/saw (I am not sure which I did first) the scene, so this is kinda old news.

This song reminds me of the old days. More precisely, Bonzi Buddy days. I can't believe I was so dumb back then.

How'd it sound so good back then?

It was the iPod of it's time.. :v:

That's not news, I read that on wikipedia three years ago

[QUOTE=toxicpiano;18281206]I dunno, there's a lot of people who still think that God created the world, and that the bible is true.[/QUOTE] Sorry that you're so insecure with yourself and your beliefs that you have to bandwagon post. I'd say that I pitied you, but I can't really empathize because I don't spend my time trolling internet forums. "hey guyz i can make fun of religion am i cool yet?"

That scared the shit out of me when I first watched it.

That's stupid awesome. But how has no-one noticed this yet?

[QUOTE=MachiniOs;18403919]That's stupid awesome. But how has no-one noticed this yet?[/QUOTE] If you read the thread, you'd realize that everyone already has.