Always 1 step ahead

6 years ago by karmamine · 1500 Likes · 8 comments · Popular

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pokethebear · 6 years ago · FIRST

Next level pettiness

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guest · 6 years ago

This was how the computer in 2001:a space odessy was named. Circa 1968

celticrose · 6 years ago

I would think the Japanese company would have come under fire for copyright infringement because of that.

felman87 · 6 years ago

Only if the word "HAL" was copyrighted in Japan.

purplepumpkin · 6 years ago

...I thought it was HAL the academic database. Now I wonder if there's a link between the two.

sm19 · 6 years ago

I aspire to be this petty.

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i_k_k_e · 6 years ago

Check the alphabet, it's actually one step behind

garlog · 6 years ago

If you consider "A" to be the first letter and "Z" to be the last, then HAL is indeed ahead of IBM.

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