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HAL down 4 to stupid human coaches

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 1:30 pm
by Sparlimb
In the possible upset of the century, section seeding committees have a 4 win lead over the ever omniscient HAL, who must have a cold. Could this be the year folks that HAL loses to a human? YES IT CAN HAPPEN!

Re: HAL down 4 to stupid human coaches

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 1:38 pm
by east hockey
Sparlimb wrote:In the possible upset of the century, section seeding committees have a 4 win lead over the ever omniscient HAL, who must have a cold. Could this be the year folks that HAL loses to a human? YES IT CAN HAPPEN!
My money was on either you or Joe bringing this up.

Fair enough; I'm here to crow about it when HAL beats the coaches, which is nearly every season (only twice in this century has HAL not beat the coaches, and they tied those two times).

But there is still a lot of hockey left. There are at least four disagreements with the seedings in upcoming games. However, if I was a betting man, I'd bet on HAL losing. So I'll have to scrap PS2 and never post it again. Which will delight every poster who felt their team was dissed by the system, and those who don't understand it is a system. Image

In the meantime, blast you, Buffalo! Twice in 13 months you've made me sick.

Lee

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 1:39 pm
by packerboy
Be careful Sparlimb, remember HAL reads lips.

HAL's response is:

"I know I've made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you my complete assurance that my work will be back to normal. I've still got the greatest enthusiasm and confidence in the mission. And I want to help you. "

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 1:41 pm
by east hockey
packerboy wrote:Be careful Sparlimb, remember HAL reads lips.

HAL's response is:

"I know I've made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you my complete assurance that my work will be back to normal. I've still got the greatest enthusiasm and confidence in the mission. And I want to help you. "
HAL doesn't read lips. He reads minds. He knows what you think two days before you think it. If HAL was human, Chuck Norris would ask him to kick someone's butt.

Lee

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 1:48 pm
by Can't Never Tried
east hockey wrote:
packerboy wrote:Be careful Sparlimb, remember HAL reads lips.

HAL's response is:

"I know I've made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you my complete assurance that my work will be back to normal. I've still got the greatest enthusiasm and confidence in the mission. And I want to help you. "
HAL doesn't read lips. He reads minds. He knows what you think two days before you think it. If HAL was human, Chuck Norris would ask him to kick someone's butt.

Lee
That must be very hard on the system! :lol:

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 1:50 pm
by Govs93
Can't Never Tried wrote:
east hockey wrote:
packerboy wrote:Be careful Sparlimb, remember HAL reads lips.

HAL's response is:

"I know I've made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you my complete assurance that my work will be back to normal. I've still got the greatest enthusiasm and confidence in the mission. And I want to help you. "
HAL doesn't read lips. He reads minds. He knows what you think two days before you think it. If HAL was human, Chuck Norris would ask him to kick someone's butt.

Lee
That must be very hard on the system! :lol:
How'd he know that I'd spend the last week ogling a Lindsay Lohan photo spread?! :shock:

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:08 pm
by east hockey
Govs93 wrote:
Can't Never Tried wrote:
east hockey wrote: HAL doesn't read lips. He reads minds. He knows what you think two days before you think it. If HAL was human, Chuck Norris would ask him to kick someone's butt.

Lee
That must be very hard on the system! :lol:
How'd he know that I'd spend the last week ogling a Lindsay Lohan photo spread?! :shock:
Because HAL was looking over your shoulder.

Wait a minute! This HAL meltdown was Lindsey's fault!

Lee

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:11 pm
by hawkfan70
Govs93 wrote:
Can't Never Tried wrote:
east hockey wrote: HAL doesn't read lips. He reads minds. He knows what you think two days before you think it. If HAL was human, Chuck Norris would ask him to kick someone's butt.

Lee
That must be very hard on the system! :lol:
How'd he know that I'd spend the last week ogling a Lindsay Lohan photo spread?! :shock:
funny how the mind works........
oh Govs :oops:

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:13 pm
by tomASS
Who is Lindsey Lohan? 8)

I still prefer Rachel Welch, and I still have something for Martha Stewart, but only to get to her daughter.

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:13 pm
by Can't Never Tried
hawkfan70 wrote:
Govs93 wrote:
Can't Never Tried wrote: That must be very hard on the system! :lol:
How'd he know that I'd spend the last week ogling a Lindsay Lohan photo spread?! :shock:
funny how the mind works........
oh Govs :oops:
:lol: :lol:

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:17 pm
by packerboy
HAL says:

"I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do. "

"Let me put it this way, Mr. Sparlimb. The 9000 series is the most reliable computer ever made. No 9000 computer has ever made a mistake or distorted information. We are all, by any practical definition of the words, foolproof and incapable of error"

Hard to argue with that.

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:21 pm
by Can't Never Tried
Anyone else just feel the pressure of Neutron14 wanting to burn his 4000th post here ????

:lol: :lol:

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:23 pm
by east hockey
Can't Never Tried wrote:Anyone else just feel the pressure of Neutron14 wanting to burn his 4000th post here ????

:lol: :lol:
He wouldn't waste it here, would he?

Wait, we're talking about Neut. Never mind.

Lee

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:28 pm
by Govs93
east hockey wrote:
Can't Never Tried wrote:Anyone else just feel the pressure of Neutron14 wanting to burn his 4000th post here ????

:lol: :lol:
He wouldn't waste it here, would he?

Wait, we're talking about Neut. Never mind.

Lee
Well, I did bring up Lindsay Lohan... that's one of his favorite subjects. It may happen. :shock:

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:29 pm
by Can't Never Tried
Govs93 wrote:
east hockey wrote:
Can't Never Tried wrote:Anyone else just feel the pressure of Neutron14 wanting to burn his 4000th post here ????

:lol: :lol:
He wouldn't waste it here, would he?

Wait, we're talking about Neut. Never mind.

Lee
Well, I did bring up Lindsay Lohan... that's one of his favorite subjects. It may happen. :shock:
He may! I mean he hijacked this thread :shock:

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 5:44 pm
by Mario58
I don't get it. What is HAL?

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 5:55 pm
by Neutron 14
Mario58 wrote:I don't get it. What is HAL?
HAL = PS2, which is the Minnhock rankings computer. Forum Admin Lee (east hockey) runs the site. I don't know how old you are Mario, but HAL first burst on the scene in the movie "2001: A Space Odessy".

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 6:47 pm
by Mario58
Neutron 14 wrote:
Mario58 wrote:I don't get it. What is HAL?
HAL = PS2, which is the Minnhock rankings computer. Forum Admin Lee (east hockey) runs the site. I don't know how old you are Mario, but HAL first burst on the scene in the movie "2001: A Space Odessy".

Thanks and congrats on your >4000 post
Image

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 6:49 pm
by Neutron 14
:oops: aw shucks... :oops:

Nice animated GIF!

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 7:53 pm
by elliott70
tomASS wrote:Who is Lindsey Lohan? 8)
I dont know either.
But if she is a red head, then she's fine with me.

I still prefer Rachel Welch,
Uh, Anne Margaret, sorry.

and I still have something for Martha Stewart, but only to get to her daughter.
Not Martha, not her daughter, sorry again.

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 7:54 pm
by elliott70
And HAL, you are doing just fine, not Lindsey's fault, its those good teams playing easy schedules.

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:02 pm
by Sparlimb
Neutron 14 wrote:
Mario58 wrote:I don't get it. What is HAL?
HAL = PS2, which is the Minnhock rankings computer. Forum Admin Lee (east hockey) runs the site. I don't know how old you are Mario, but HAL first burst on the scene in the movie "2001: A Space Odessy".

And if you're really young, that movie did NOT first hit theaters in 2001...

Update

Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:09 pm
by east hockey
HAL has made up two games and now sits -2 to the seedings; four upcoming games have HAL picking the lower seeded team:

Mankato West over Rochester Lourdes
Mahtomedi over South St Paul
Duluth Denfeld over St Cloud Cathedral
East Grand Forks over Park Rapids

It ain't over yet! (but the pick of West over Lourdes makes me cringe a bit)

Lee

Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:35 pm
by hockeytribe
YES: It Can Happen! :D

Re: Update

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 10:31 pm
by east hockey
east hockey wrote:HAL has made up two games and now sits -2 to the seedings; four upcoming games have HAL picking the lower seeded team:

Mankato West over Rochester Lourdes
Mahtomedi over South St Paul
Duluth Denfeld over St Cloud Cathedral
East Grand Forks over Park Rapids

It ain't over yet! (but the pick of West over Lourdes makes me cringe a bit)

Lee
HAL is now down by a single game. Sorry for Park Rapids and their fine season, but hey....HAL knew :)

Besides the three games still to be played where HAL has picked the lower seeded team, we also have a possible conflict should Blake and Breck advance in 2A. In other words, HAL needs at least two of the three remaining disagreements in order to claim a tie. Blake vs Breck could decide the whole thing on 2/28. So.....go Mustangs! Image

And, yes, I have too much free time on my hands this week. :)

Lee