Mystery solved: Why HAL sang 'Daisy'
We're glad that Jason Kottke, who recently decided to abandon plans to make a living through blogging, hasn't stopped posting. For this week he has given us a gem that answers a question that has nagged Blogma for decades: "Why does HAL sing 'Daisy, Daisy,' in 2001: A Space Odyssey?" (There's more on this subject on Wikipedia.)