Paris | Stanley Kubrick
Hal’s Revenge
by
Jim ShahinWhat if, say, the Y2K thing was delayed a year by those canny
computers. What if pregnant chads are no laughing matter after all,
but a prelude of things to come?
In other words, what if all the computers are like the rebellious
computer HAL in
Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey? What if
they're thinking, "Those smug humans, they think they know
everything. They hoarded their foodstuffs. They built their desert
shelters. They sweated their fevered anxieties. Then came the dawn
of January 1, 2000, and they blinked into the sunlight of a new
day, shrugged, and said, 'Well, I'll be. We're still here and
nothing went wrong. So, where do you want to go for breakfast?'
They thought we were going on the fritz in 2000. But we're going
out this year. 2001. Just like Stanley said." What if the computers
are lying in wait?
What if they're out there right now, partying on your Visa card?
In the case of a computer revolt, I wouldn't notice because my
computer has been rebelling against me for years. In any event, I
don't think it'll happen. Not this year. Computers are too crafty
for that. They know that there are enough of us monitoring their
movements that a revolt in the year of Kubrick's famous movie would
lose the necessary element of surprise and therefore not succeed.
Me? I think they're waiting for next year.
Which brings us back to 2001's bruised feelings. Personally, I
think we should do something to make 2001 feel special.
So what I'm thinking is, we all go to
Paris. Did you go to Paris
last year? I didn't. Paris was booked. This year is different.
There are probably "Vacancy" signs all over Montmartre.
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