July 12, 2009
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PlayQuestion 3 of the five-question theme round.
Journalist Ron Rosenbaum described a military simulations computer in this article
Two hollywood storywriters were inspired by this and created one of the most famous movie computers of all time. What was it called?
Hint: a recent XKCD.
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Answer:
WOPR – the computer that almost nuked the planet in the cult-classic movie Wargames.
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July 12th, 2009 at 9:55 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1247435749 )
WOPR (War Operation Plan Response).
July 12th, 2009 at 9:56 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1247435801 )
WOPR
July 12th, 2009 at 9:59 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1247435994 )
Theme – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEp6ca9Ppks
July 12th, 2009 at 10:00 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1247436048 )
Ok. The connect is the AT&T Text To Speech commercial. :)
July 12th, 2009 at 10:45 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1247438725 )
I’d have to go with W.O.P.R.
July 12th, 2009 at 10:47 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1247438828 )
Is the metapuzzle *Colossus: The Forbin Project*?
July 12th, 2009 at 11:11 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1247440267 )
WOPR. And I think I had the theme on the second question, answers to which haven’t been moderated as I submit this.
July 12th, 2009 at 11:26 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1247441172 )
WOPR from War Games
July 12th, 2009 at 11:37 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1247441847 )
WOPR
July 12th, 2009 at 11:38 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1247441895 )
All featured in AT&T voice technology commercial
July 13th, 2009 at 12:29 am, GMT +0000 ( 1247444981 )
WOPR? from WarGames
July 13th, 2009 at 1:09 am, GMT +0000 ( 1247447345 )
WOPR, in War Games.
July 13th, 2009 at 1:16 am, GMT +0000 ( 1247447791 )
THEME!
The AT&T Natural Voices Ad, which featured these ‘computer’ voices.
I can’t believe I didn’t get it earlier.
July 13th, 2009 at 1:50 am, GMT +0000 ( 1247449804 )
Uh, I think I got the theme. Characters that made cameos in an AT&T Commercial.
Still to come.. Rosie the Maid Robot (from The Jetsons), and KITT (Knight Rider).
July 13th, 2009 at 3:53 am, GMT +0000 ( 1247457223 )
War Operation Plan Response(WOPR)
July 13th, 2009 at 3:59 am, GMT +0000 ( 1247457579 )
Theme – The 2006 AT&T TV commercial
July 13th, 2009 at 5:22 am, GMT +0000 ( 1247462556 )
The doomsday device from Strangelove? Although if we’re talking about Kubrick one naturally deviates to HAL..
July 13th, 2009 at 5:52 am, GMT +0000 ( 1247464374 )
xkcd->War Dialing-> WOPR (War Operation Plan Response) from the movie Wargames.
July 13th, 2009 at 7:08 am, GMT +0000 ( 1247468921 )
WOPR?
July 13th, 2009 at 7:12 am, GMT +0000 ( 1247469153 )
theme:- at&t commercial?
July 13th, 2009 at 8:36 am, GMT +0000 ( 1247474161 )
War Operation Plan Response (WOPR) from wargames?
July 13th, 2009 at 9:45 am, GMT +0000 ( 1247478303 )
WOPR – War Operation Plan Response [ whopper ]
based on SIOP as mentioned in the article.
The movie is wargames.
July 13th, 2009 at 9:51 am, GMT +0000 ( 1247478679 )
Theme – All part of a national commercial by AT&T highlighting voice technology.
Next in the series would be Rosie the Robot from Jetsons, and KITT from knightrider.
Link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nZ9PjLfSW4
July 13th, 2009 at 7:23 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1247513010 )
Kowalski Brothers and the Matrix?
July 13th, 2009 at 7:31 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1247513475 )
Wachowski brothers I meant!
July 14th, 2009 at 8:30 am, GMT +0000 ( 1247560250 )
Theme : is it A.I by any chance :P