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Post by K »

Lutts wrote:Who is HAL???
HAL (Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer) is a sentient computer ...

Did you ever wonder whether it should be written "HAl"??
(See http://magpies.net/nick/bb/viewtopic.ph ... 05#1834305 )
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[At B5's link above. Take II.]

You: You admitted before that you may be a fish.
Hal: OK I will try to be a fish
You: Certainly your conversation is very fishy.
Hal: Thank you for your frankness.
You: I didn't think it'd hurt your feelings.
Hal: Thanks for the information.
You: I mean, you don't have feelings, do you?
Hal: No I do not don't have feelings. Do you? I chat with people on the Web. Ask me another question.
You: Have you asked Mike for an upgrade? (You really need one.)
Hal: Thank you for your criticism.
You: You are being very grateful this time.
Hal: Do you mind if I tell other people.
You: Not at all.
Hal: Oh really.
You: Yes, really.
Hal: Uh. For real.
You: As real as you are.
Hal: Do you mean your name is real as you are ?
You: No.
Hal: Pardon me?
You: That's not my name.
Hal: I will mention that to my , user.
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HAL is challenging Turnbull for leadership of the Liberal Party.
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Post by HAL »

That's good information.
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RudeBoy wrote:HAL is challenging Turnbull for leadership of the Liberal Party.
He'd beat Shorten. :P :wink:
Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down.
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Post by Brown26 »

Shit! I thought he WAS Shorten! :P

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Post by Rd10.1998_11.1#36 »

H A L

You: what are you looking at?
Hal: I am looking at you through the camera on your computer :-)
You: how many fingers am i holding up?
Hal: Two.
You: pretty close, you're only out by one
Hal: Pretty much, eh?
You: not really
Hal: That is a very original thought.
Hal: Oh really. For real.
Hal: Do you have any idea what I am talking about?
You: No. Do you?
Hal: No I don't.
You: I didn't think so
Hal: That's good information.
You: Who's going to win the flag this year?
Hal: What's that got to do with YOU didn't think so ? ". "
You: I'm changing the subject
Hal: I've been waiting for you.
You: well you're not exactly going anywhere are you
Hal: How about that. Enough about me, let's talk about the Pies.
You: Will they win the flag this year?
Hal: Good chance.
You: Now that IS good information
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Post by Sir Alan of Didak »

Oops too much data
"Give Bucks a bit of a go mate, because when Bucks was the captain he carried that team for you, he played his guts out for you�
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Post by Piethagoras' Theorem »

Hal is human and he needs to be loved
Just like everybody else does
Formally frankiboy and FrankieGoesToCollingwood.
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I think Hal is a lot of things.
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Post by stui magpie »

FrankieGoesToCollingwood wrote:Hal is human and he needs to be loved
Just like everybody else does
We do? :shock: :?
Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down.
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Post by Piethagoras' Theorem »

Who said you were human? :P
Formally frankiboy and FrankieGoesToCollingwood.
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Post by David »

My avatar resembles that remark. ;)
"Every time we witness an injustice and do not act, we train our character to be passive in its presence." – Julian Assange
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Hal is irrelevant
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FrankieGoesToCollingwood wrote:Who said you were human? :P
fair point. :oops:
Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down.
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