1968, A Space Illiad: Nerds need to watch Star Wars

In 1968, director Stanley Kubrick warned the American public of the dangers of the advancements in technology, specifically with computers named Hal.

In 1968, a little nerd who enjoyed playing Magix cards and doing algebra homework never got to visiting his local movie theater. It is most unfortunate, because this nerd's name is Bill Gates and in 1968, he did not head the warning of Kubrick and thus started his company, "Microsoft"

so, in 2005 it seems that the world has not yet been taken over by Hal. Instead, we are victims to Ipod, Sims, Mac and Xbox...

....and it is a shame too, because hal has a better ring than Ipod...

But Kubrick's point is still valid. Just look at the popular trilogy, 'The Matrix' and the film 'AI' starring Haley Joel Osment. Maybe it is just me, but I think this is a reaccuring theme in pop culture and a warning that we should give a little thought...

so, as your service work for the week, you need to find your local nerd and introduce him to these works of cinema or else the world will be taken over by computers...either that or skinny nerds with bad hair....

Yours,
Tori Harris
Works Cited:
http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~history/Gates.Mirick.html
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062622/
Photo curtesty of bill gates and 'paint'