Tag: HAL

A hyper-realistic depiction of a small explosion caused by fireworks, capturing every spark and color detail in slow motion

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Gary Varner
Date
March 7, 2026

Categorized
Cosmology

Tagged
aliens, Bowman's message, Crew, HAL, Jupiter, Kubrick and Clarke, space}

2010: The Year We Make Contact Review Part 5

_{The crew watches Jupiter grow smaller until it explodes, sending shockwaves through the ship.} _{Gary Varner
March 7, 2026

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Cosmology}

As long as the aliens’ technology is advanced beyond humanity’s comprehension, then there’s no real way to pick apart how they turned the gas planet into a star.

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Gary Varner
Date
February 28, 2026

Categorized
Cosmology

Tagged
Alien consciousness, Chandra, Discovery One, HAL, Jupiter, Monolith, space}

2010: The Year We Make Contact Part 4

_{The decision is made to keep all the details from HAL.} _{Gary Varner
February 28, 2026

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Cosmology}

If the robot figures out that he isn’t returning to Earth with the crew, he might object to the plan and decide to continue the mission himself, just like he’d done with Bowman’s crew.

Jupiter's moon Europa in front of the planet Jupiter

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Gary Varner
Date
February 21, 2026

Categorized
Cosmology

Tagged
Arthur C. Clarke, cosmos, Discovery, HAL, Kubrick, Monolith, Übermensch}

2010: The Year We Make Contact Part 3

_{Secrets, circuits, and a killer logic loop.} _{Gary Varner
February 21, 2026

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Cosmology}

When Chandra finds the hidden order, he also finds Floyd’s message, which Bowman had discovered after turning off HAL

An astronaut inside his cockpit looking at a cloudy strange land

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Gary Varner
Date
February 14, 2026

Categorized
Cosmology

Tagged
cosmos, Discovery One, HAL, Kubrick, Mission, Space and planets}

2010: The Year We Make Contact Review Part 2

_{The plot is well structured, there are few, if any, plot holes.} _{Gary Varner
February 14, 2026

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Cosmology}

Making a story easy to follow isn’t just a matter of artistic preference; it’s tied to the suspension of disbelief and an audience member’s investment.