HAL 9000: "I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that"
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN invokes it as a joke whenever a machine or algorithm refuses to do what a person wants.
What it is
A three-minute excerpt from Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey in which the HAL 9000 computer refuses to open the pod bay doors. It is the famous malfunctioning-AI scene.
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