Thanks, I stand corrected. It was a fun theory though and it will probably not go away anytime soon.<p>Kubrick himself claimed HAL stood for &quot;heuristic and algorithmic&quot; according to this article:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.slate.com&#x2F;blogs&#x2F;browbeat&#x2F;2013&#x2F;01&#x2F;07&#x2F;hal_9000_ibm_theory_stanley_kubrick_letters_shed_new_light_on_old_debate.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.slate.com&#x2F;blogs&#x2F;browbeat&#x2F;2013&#x2F;01&#x2F;07&#x2F;hal_9000_ibm_...</a>