Strangelove was twisted because the times were twisted. We're ripe for a similar parody on our own times.
-- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of Farley, Peter x23353 [peter.far...@broadridge.com] Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2020 11:39 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Developers say Google's Go is 'most sought after' programming language of 2020 For relatively recent fare, I agree 100% - "Person of Interest" leads the pack. My favorite oldie -- "Let's play Global Thermonuclear War . . . " (War Games), right after Dr. Strangelove of course, simply because it was so twisted. Mutual Assured Destruction indeed. Is SkyNet far away? Peter -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Bob Bridges Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2020 10:21 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Developers say Google's Go is 'most sought after' programming language of 2020 I've always loved "Colossus: The Forbin Project". Not many people have seen it, as far as I can tell. The only problem I have with that movie - well, the main problem - is that no programmer in the world would make such a system and then throw away the Stop button. No engineer would do that with a machine he built, either. Too many things can go wrong. But a fun movie, if you can ignore that. --- Bob Bridges, robhbrid...@gmail.com, cell 336 382-7313 /* The only thing UFO aliens deserve is to be ignored...and when we finally develop the right missiles, to have their smug, silvery little butts shot down. Not a single reported UFO sighting -- if true! -- describes the behavior of decent, polite, honorable visitors to our world. -David Brin in a 1998 on-line interview */ -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of scott Ford Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2020 11:38 Like the 1970s flick , ‘Colossus , The Forbin Project’, Colossus and American computer and Guardian a Russian computer take over saying ‘ Colossus and Guardian we are one’, or better yet My favorite show, ‘Person of Interest’..... -- This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
