Human Nature and Technology

2 Responses to “Dawn of Man”

1. Sam
   8.26.2006 | 21:25 pm

   Hi, Dan- it’s Sam, the trusty note-taker. So what do I think, you ask? I think that Stanley Kubrick is a genius and you’re a nut. Kidding! You’re pretty smart yourself Actually, I saw 2001 for the first time a few weeks ago, and my head is still spinning. I go to sleep every night hoping I’ll wake up to a giant black rectangle, or at least a floating fetus. But anyway, my favorite part of the second video was when the monkey reached for the nut- reminded me how similar “monkey-like” and “human-like” (that’s mention, not use, right?) are. But the clip definitely would have been better if Sprach Zarathustra had been playing as the monkeys smashed the nuts. Okay, sorry this comment lacked any insight or intelligent thought. I’m not setting a good example. But hey, I read that Arthur Clark said that if I understand A Space Odyssey then he failed (or something like that), so I think it’s okay to just let the images and concepts float around my head for a while. Hope your next adventure is treating you well! Take care. ~Sam

2. Tina
   9.18.2006 | 21:42 pm

   well, sam
   out of context:
   “i go to sleep every night hoping i’ll wake up to a giant black rectangle, or at least a floating fetus”
   ….
   the mind boggles
   i would watch the video but physics hw is calling
   maybe later

   hey, daniel
   today me and sam watched this funny video on bird dances

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