Wow, that looks REALLY bad! Even for 1974. I don't suppose the movie ever explained what "unstable" means in this context and why anyone cares?
--- Bob Bridges, robhbrid...@gmail.com, cell 336 382-7313 /* ...a 1993 Washington Post article concerning a Centreville, MD, man who received a bill from the IRS for -- I am not making this up -- $68 billion. A lot of careless taxpayers would have simply paid this bill, but this man had the presence of mind to question it, and as a result he will be eligible for parole in just 224 years. ΒΆ No, seriously, he got it straightened out. The Post article doesn't say exactly how; my guess is that he will be allowed to make two easy payments of $34 billion. -from "The Revenuers are Coming!" by Dave Barry */ -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of rpinion865 Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2023 08:41 Here's the trailer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwISbJfRNz0 ------- Original Message ------- On Wednesday, April 12th, 2023 at 8:25 AM, rpinion865 wrote: > > Also, please see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Star_(film) > > "The bomb, having learned Cartesian doubt, trusts only itself. It is > convinced that only it exists, and that its sole purpose in life is to > explode, and it does so. Dark Star is destroyed" > > ------- Original Message ------- > On Wednesday, April 12th, 2023 at 8:23 AM, rpinion865 wrote: > > > I tried to find a movie clip. But, this is the best I could find. I suggest > > watching the movie to get the full effect. The ending is really way, way > > out.... > > > > "The Evil Computer: The computer (or Thermostellar Triggering Device) > > aboard the space ship Dark Star is responsible for destroying unstable > > planets at the behest of Sergeant Pinback (Dan O'Bannon) by deploying > > nuclear bombs. > > > > Annoyingly, the ship's computer is damaged and decides that the Dark Star > > itself is fit for bombing. The crew attempt to reason with Bomb #20, which > > refuses to be convinced otherwise." ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
