#douglasadams — Public Fediverse posts
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The storm had now definitely abated, and what thunder there was now grumbled over more distant hills, like a man saying "And another thing..." twenty minutes after admitting he's lost the argument.
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“I'm afraid,” he said at last, “that the Question and the Answer are mutually exclusive. Knowledge of one logically precludes knowledge of the other. It is impossible that both can ever be known about the same Universe.”
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"You, Mr. President, are the most philosophunculistic, moronic, steatopygic excuse for a politician that it has ever been my good fortune to not vote for, and if I thought for one second that this crappy Universe deserved any better, then I would pay, out of my own pocket you understand, to have you assassinated."—Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged
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Any finite number divided by infinity is as near to nothing as makes no odds, so the average population of all the planets in the Universe can be said to be zero.
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"My doctor says that I have a malformed public-duty gland and a natural deficiency in moral fibre," Ford muttered to himself, "and that I am therefore excused from saving Universes."
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(Arthur meets the three Lintillas)
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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 to think and wanted someone else to do it for him, pretending to be outrageously stupid to hide the fact that he actually didn't understand what was going on, and really being genuinely stupid.
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"All the doors in this spaceship have a cheerful and sunny disposition. It is their pleasure to open for you, and their satisfaction to close again with the knowledge of a job well done."
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"We can charge the Unnecessarily Painful Slow Death torpedoes on the trip. Hyperspace static will give them a little extra sting."
Jeltz nodded approvingly. "You, Mown, are an utter bastard."
"Thanks, Dad," he said. -
"We can charge the Unnecessarily Painful Slow Death torpedoes on the trip. Hyperspace static will give them a little extra sting."
Jeltz nodded approvingly. "You, Mown, are an utter bastard."
"Thanks, Dad," he said. -
"We can charge the Unnecessarily Painful Slow Death torpedoes on the trip. Hyperspace static will give them a little extra sting."
Jeltz nodded approvingly. "You, Mown, are an utter bastard."
"Thanks, Dad," he said. -
"We can charge the Unnecessarily Painful Slow Death torpedoes on the trip. Hyperspace static will give them a little extra sting."
Jeltz nodded approvingly. "You, Mown, are an utter bastard."
"Thanks, Dad," he said. -
"We can charge the Unnecessarily Painful Slow Death torpedoes on the trip. Hyperspace static will give them a little extra sting."
Jeltz nodded approvingly. "You, Mown, are an utter bastard."
"Thanks, Dad," he said. -
A quotation from Douglas Adams
Generally, old media don’t die. They just have to grow old gracefully. Guess what, we still have stone masons. They haven’t been the primary purveyors of the written word for a while now of course, but they still have a role because you wouldn’t want a TV screen on your headstone.
Douglas Adams (1952–2001) English author, humorist, screenwriter
Broadcast (2010-10-11), Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Future, ep. 2, “Publishing,” BBC Radio 4More about this quote: wist.info/adams-douglas/6001/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #douglasadams #change #invention #media #progress #technology
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A quotation from Douglas Adams
Generally, old media don’t die. They just have to grow old gracefully. Guess what, we still have stone masons. They haven’t been the primary purveyors of the written word for a while now of course, but they still have a role because you wouldn’t want a TV screen on your headstone.
Douglas Adams (1952–2001) English author, humorist, screenwriter
Broadcast (2010-10-11), Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Future, ep. 2, “Publishing,” BBC Radio 4More about this quote: wist.info/adams-douglas/6001/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #douglasadams #change #invention #media #progress #technology
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A quotation from Douglas Adams
Generally, old media don’t die. They just have to grow old gracefully. Guess what, we still have stone masons. They haven’t been the primary purveyors of the written word for a while now of course, but they still have a role because you wouldn’t want a TV screen on your headstone.
Douglas Adams (1952–2001) English author, humorist, screenwriter
Broadcast (2010-10-11), Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Future, ep. 2, “Publishing,” BBC Radio 4More about this quote: wist.info/adams-douglas/6001/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #douglasadams #change #invention #media #progress #technology
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A quotation from Douglas Adams
Generally, old media don’t die. They just have to grow old gracefully. Guess what, we still have stone masons. They haven’t been the primary purveyors of the written word for a while now of course, but they still have a role because you wouldn’t want a TV screen on your headstone.
Douglas Adams (1952–2001) English author, humorist, screenwriter
Broadcast (2010-10-11), Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Future, ep. 2, “Publishing,” BBC Radio 4More about this quote: wist.info/adams-douglas/6001/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #douglasadams #change #invention #media #progress #technology
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A quotation from Douglas Adams
Generally, old media don’t die. They just have to grow old gracefully. Guess what, we still have stone masons. They haven’t been the primary purveyors of the written word for a while now of course, but they still have a role because you wouldn’t want a TV screen on your headstone.
Douglas Adams (1952–2001) English author, humorist, screenwriter
Broadcast (2010-10-11), Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Future, ep. 2, “Publishing,” BBC Radio 4More about this quote: wist.info/adams-douglas/6001/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #douglasadams #change #invention #media #progress #technology
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Programas de rádio sobre a história da computação sendo preservados
#MundoRetro #Apple #BillAtkinson #BillGates #computao #DouglasAdams #histria #InternetArchive #JackTramiel #KevinSavetz #programa #rdio #recuperao
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A quotation from Douglas Adams
“So what do we do if we get bitten by something deadly, then?” I asked.
He blinked at me as if I were stupid.
“Well what do you think you do?” he said. “You die of course. That’s what deadly means.”Douglas Adams (1952-2001) English author, humorist, screenwriter
Last Chance to See, ch. 2 (1990) [with Mark Carwardine]More about this quote: wist.info/adams-douglas/29827/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #douglasadams #lastchancetosee #deadliness #death #lethality #mortality #nature #poisonous #snake #snakebite #venom
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A quotation from Douglas Adams
“So what do we do if we get bitten by something deadly, then?” I asked.
He blinked at me as if I were stupid.
“Well what do you think you do?” he said. “You die of course. That’s what deadly means.”Douglas Adams (1952-2001) English author, humorist, screenwriter
Last Chance to See, ch. 2 (1990) [with Mark Carwardine]More about this quote: wist.info/adams-douglas/29827/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #douglasadams #lastchancetosee #deadliness #death #lethality #mortality #nature #poisonous #snake #snakebite #venom
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A quotation from Douglas Adams
“So what do we do if we get bitten by something deadly, then?” I asked.
He blinked at me as if I were stupid.
“Well what do you think you do?” he said. “You die of course. That’s what deadly means.”Douglas Adams (1952-2001) English author, humorist, screenwriter
Last Chance to See, ch. 2 (1990) [with Mark Carwardine]More about this quote: wist.info/adams-douglas/29827/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #douglasadams #lastchancetosee #deadliness #death #lethality #mortality #nature #poisonous #snake #snakebite #venom
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A quotation from Douglas Adams
“So what do we do if we get bitten by something deadly, then?” I asked.
He blinked at me as if I were stupid.
“Well what do you think you do?” he said. “You die of course. That’s what deadly means.”Douglas Adams (1952-2001) English author, humorist, screenwriter
Last Chance to See, ch. 2 (1990) [with Mark Carwardine]More about this quote: wist.info/adams-douglas/29827/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #douglasadams #lastchancetosee #deadliness #death #lethality #mortality #nature #poisonous #snake #snakebite #venom
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A quotation from Douglas Adams
“So what do we do if we get bitten by something deadly, then?” I asked.
He blinked at me as if I were stupid.
“Well what do you think you do?” he said. “You die of course. That’s what deadly means.”Douglas Adams (1952-2001) English author, humorist, screenwriter
Last Chance to See, ch. 2 (1990) [with Mark Carwardine]More about this quote: wist.info/adams-douglas/29827/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #douglasadams #lastchancetosee #deadliness #death #lethality #mortality #nature #poisonous #snake #snakebite #venom
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> These electromagnets (each strong enough to lift a small aircraft carrier) will
> help hold a superhot cloud of charged particles called a plasma.Ah. This appears to be a meaning of the word "small" that I was previously unfamiliar with.
#BigThings #AircraftCarrier #ship #DouglasAdams #magnets #HowDoTheyWork
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Giornata dell’Asciugamano
25 maggio è la giornta del mitico Towel Day, ovvero la Giornata dell’Asciugamano dedicata allo scrittore Douglas Adams e alla sua folle e geniale saga della Guida galattica per gli autostoppisti. E se avete perso il nostro approfondimento completo dello scorso anno, niente panico: potete recuperarlo qui
Towel Day: la festa dedicata al mitico asciugamano di Douglas Adams
La tradizione continua anche nel 2026 e, come ogni anno, migliaia di fan in tutto il mondo sfoggiano asciugamani colorati sulle spalle, in testa o nello zaino per omaggiare l’autore britannico e ricordare che “l’asciugamano è l’oggetto più utile che un autostoppista galattico possa avere”.
Ma quest’anno c’è anche una novità speciale: dal 23 al 25 maggio 2026 in Inghilterra è nato il primo grande DON’T PANIC Festival, evento dedicato all’universo creativo di Douglas Adams con parate, gare di cocktail galattici, poesia vogoniana, musica e perfino attività artistiche a tema spaziale.
Il bello del Towel Day è proprio questo: una festa nerd, ironica e completamente fuori dagli schemi, dove basta un semplice asciugamano per sentirsi parte di una gigantesca avventura interplanetaria. E chissà… magari oggi, uscendo di casa, incontrerete qualcuno con un telo sulle spalle. Nessun allarme: probabilmente sta solo cercando l’Autostop Galattico perfetto! 🚀🛸🧺
Autore: Lynda Di Natale
#AsciugamanoCosmico #AsciugamanoFollia #AsciugamanoGalattico #CosplaySciFi #CulturaGeek #CulturaNerd #CulturaSciFi #DouglasAdams #EventoFantascienza #EventoNerd #FanCosplay #FanDouglasAdams #FanEvento #FanLetteratura #FanSciFi #FestaFantascienza #FestaGeek #FestaLetteratura #FestaNerd #FestivalNerd #GeekCulture #GeekEvent #GeekFans #GeekLifeStyle #GeekParty #GiornataAsciugamano #GiornataGeek #GuidaGalattica #GuidaGalatticaFan #HitchhikersGuide #LetturaFantascienza #LetturaNerd #LibriNerd #LibriSciFi #NerdFun #NerdHumor #NerdItalia #NerdLife #NerdParty #RomanzoFantascienza #SciFiCommunity #SciFiFandom #SciFiFans #SciFiFestival #SciFiItalia #SciFiLovers #SciFiParty #TowelDay
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A quotation from Douglas Adams
It can be very dangerous to see things from somebody else’s point of view without the proper training.
Douglas Adams (1952-2001) English author, humorist, screenwriter
Hitchhiker’s Guide No. 5, Mostly Harmless, ch. 15 (1992)More about this quote: wist.info/adams-douglas/46078/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #douglasadams #mostlyharmless #hitchhikersersgidetothegalaxy #disturbing #empathy #identity #perspective #pointofview #self #sympathy #unsettling
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@marcel Fein 😎
Ich erinnere mich auch an eine Fassung mit Otto Sander und Nina Hoger_ Anyway.
Im Internet Archive ist die synchronisierte BBC-Fassung zu finden. \via #ChronoLink https://mprove.de/chrono3d?ll=51.35031,0.21835&q=51.0733,0.39325&z=8.85&t=17&i=1/adams /
Und wenn man da auszoomt, gibt es noch viel mehr zum genialen Douglas Adams. -
Professional #GameMaster, #Chess Coach, and #Photography #Teacher in #Maryland.
Occasional #Author of #ScienceFiction, #Fantasy, #RPG modules, and pulp novels.
#Exvangelical #JesusFreak who orbits a spiritual gravitational vortex somewhere at the midpoint of #DouglasAdams, #MadelineLEngle, #NeilGaiman, and #CSLewis. It’s a complex orbit.
Massive #LotR, #Tech, #Film and #Apple #Nerd. I’ve been known to run multiple home servers at a time and build #Retro #Emulation tables.
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#Existential angst is navel gazing through a metaphysical microscope.
As you grow, if you grow, you will find your now seemingly profound ramblings are not new nor particularly insightful except to you.
Infants find their own toes to be fascinating for awhile, too.
A list of #authors to pull self-absorbed angry young men out of the Slough of Despond:
#Kafka
#HarukiMurakami
#JohnFowles
#Dostoevsky
#JohnNichols
#JohnIrving
#TomRobbins
#DouglasAdams
#NealStephenson
#WilliamGibson
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#7books
(these all got to me before I was 21, and kind of soaked into me)
Jane Eyre #CharlotteBronte
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #DouglasAdams
The Catcher in the Rye #JDSalinger
Rebecca #DaphneDuMaurier
Beyond The Glass #AntoniaWhite
Good Morning, Midnight #JeanRhys
The Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse (selected by #PhilipLarkin - my aunt gave it to me for my 16th birthday) -
#introduction part three-reading. My favorite authors are #kurtvonnegutjr , #tomrobbins #terrypratchett #douglasadams , #isaacasimov #JohnKennedyToole, and #JDSalinger. I don't have as much time to read novels these days other than reading with my kids, so a lot of #yalit like #JKRowling (f-ck #transphobia ), #PhillipPullman, #CSLewis and #JRRTolkien . I also was into the #wheeloftime series. But these days at least %50 of what I read are articles posted on social media
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Answer To The #UltimateQuestion - #TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy - #BBC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZLtcTZP2js&ab_channel=BBCStudios
#HitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy #HHGTTG #LifeTheUniverseAndEverything #DouglasAdams #Philosophy #Computing #AI #DeepThought #WorldPhilosophyDay #TheEarth #Earth #Computer