Elect a clown get a circus .... On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 11:08 AM scott Ford <idfli...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Seymour, > > Oh yes sir > > On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 5:54 AM Seymour J Metz <sme...@gmu.edu> wrote: > >> 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 >> > -- > Scott Ford > IDMWORKS > z/OS Development > -- Scott Ford IDMWORKS z/OS Development ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
