Showing posts with label INFORMATICA HEURISTICA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label INFORMATICA HEURISTICA. Show all posts

Saturday, March 21, 2009

open the pod bay doors

HAL 9000, the most advanced computer at the time, has the pivotal role in Arthur C. Clark and Stanley Kubrick's, 2001: A Space Odyssey.

The last episode in the movie (1968) has a spaceship and its crew heading to Jupiter. HAL is the on board computer that interfaces with the crew. They eventually realize that HAL is capable of error, and privately (in a pod) discuss disconnecting it. Although I am assuming, Deep Thought is more advanced than the HAL (after all, coming up with the ultimate answer is no easy task); HAL appears to overcome its handicap. I'm referring to its (assuming computers have no gender) hearing problem; why else would he have to read lips.

HAL is an acronym for Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic Computer.

Monday, January 19, 2009

The logo I use


As soon as they see anything with a prism an a white light diffracting into composites the thought of Pink Floyd ("Oh by the way, which one's Pink?"- Have a Cigar) immediately crosses their minds. The next thing that comes out of their mouths is "what is that album, again?" and then they consecutively blurt out "Dark Side of the moon".

In actuality, I was thinking of Sir Issac Newton's book "Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica" where he discusses his proof that white light was a combination of primary colours. I nod my head as I realize that I can't change a successful marketing campaign.

Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica

Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica