"He started to count to ten. He was desperately worried that one day sentient
life forms would forget how to do this. Only by counting could humans
demonstrate their independence of computers."
-- Douglas Adams, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
life forms would forget how to do this. Only by counting could humans
demonstrate their independence of computers."
-- Douglas Adams, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
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- One of the interesting things about space is how dull it is -
there's so much of it and so little in it. -- Douglas... - The Guide says there is an art to flying,' said Ford,`or at least a
knack.
The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at... - One of the major difficulties Trillian experienced in her relationship with
Zaphod was learning to distinguish between him pretending to be stupid just to
get people off their guard,
pretending to be stupid because he couldn't be bothered... - How do you feel?"
"Like a military academy; bits of me keep on passing out."
-
Douglas Adams, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the... - There must be some mistake," he said, "are you not a greater computer
than the Milliard Gargantubrain which can count all the atoms in a star in a
millisecond?"
"The Milliard Gargantubrain?" said Deep Thought with unconcealed contempt.
"A mere abacus. Mention it not." -- Douglas Adams... - Ha, but my life is but a box of wormgears."
-- Marvin,
the Paranoid Android -- Douglas Adams, "The Hitchhiker's... - Life is wasted on the living.
-- Zaphod Beeblebrox IV,
"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", -- by Douglas... - Life...loathe it or ignore it, you can't like it.
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Marvin, the Paranoid Android -- Douglas Adams, "The...
