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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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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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A quotation from Douglas Adams
A common mistake people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
Douglas Adams (1952-2001) English author, humorist, screenwriter
Hitchhiker’s Guide No. 5, Mostly Harmless, ch. 12 (1992)More about this quote: wist.info/adams-douglas/1464/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #douglasadams #hitchhikersguide #hitchhikersguidetothegalaxy #mostlyharmless #design #failsafe #fool #foolproofing #genius #ingenuity
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A quotation from Douglas Adams
A common mistake people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
Douglas Adams (1952-2001) English author, humorist, screenwriter
Hitchhiker’s Guide No. 5, Mostly Harmless, ch. 12 (1992)More about this quote: wist.info/adams-douglas/1464/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #douglasadams #hitchhikersguide #hitchhikersguidetothegalaxy #mostlyharmless #design #failsafe #fool #foolproofing #genius #ingenuity
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A quotation from Douglas Adams
“So what’s the point of showing me something I can’t see?”
“So that you understand that just because you see something, it doesn’t mean to say it’s there. And if you don’t see something, it doesn’t mean to say it’s not there. It’s only what your senses bring to your attention.”Douglas Adams (1952-2001) English author, humorist, screenwriter
Hitchhiker’s Guide No. 5, Mostly Harmless, ch. 17 (1992)More about this quote: wist.info/adams-douglas/83135/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #douglasadams #hitchhikersguide #mostlyharmless #attention #demonstration #existence #perception #reality #senses #showing #visibility
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A quotation from Douglas Adams
“So what’s the point of showing me something I can’t see?”
“So that you understand that just because you see something, it doesn’t mean to say it’s there. And if you don’t see something, it doesn’t mean to say it’s not there. It’s only what your senses bring to your attention.”Douglas Adams (1952-2001) English author, humorist, screenwriter
Hitchhiker’s Guide No. 5, Mostly Harmless, ch. 17 (1992)More about this quote: wist.info/adams-douglas/83135/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #douglasadams #hitchhikersguide #mostlyharmless #attention #demonstration #existence #perception #reality #senses #showing #visibility
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A quotation from Douglas Adams
“Oh, all right,” said the old man. “Here’s a prayer for you. Got a pencil?”
“Yes,” said Arthur.
“It goes like this. Let’s see now: ‘Protect me from knowing what I don’t need to know. Protect me from even knowing that there are things to know that I don’t know. Protect me from knowing that I decided not to know about the things that I decided not to know about. Amen.’ That’s it. It’s what you say silently inside yourself anyway, so you may as well have it out in the open.”
“Hmmmm,” said Arthur. “Well, thank you –”
“There’s another prayer that goes with it that’s very important,” continued the old man, “so you’d better jot this down, too.”
“Okay.”
“It goes, ‘Lord, lord, lord …’ It’s best to put that bit in, just in case. You can never be too sure. ‘Lord, lord, lord. Protect me from the consequences of the above prayer. Amen.’ And that’s it. Most of the trouble people get into in life comes form leaving out that last part.”Douglas Adams (1952-2001) English author, humorist, screenwriter
Hitchhiker’s Guide No. 5, Mostly Harmless, ch. 9 (1992)More about this quote: wist.info/adams-douglas/82307/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #douglasadams #mostlyharmless #hitchhikersguide #hitchhikersguidetothegalaxy #consequences #ignorance #knowledge #prayer #protection #trouble #willfulignorance
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A quotation from Douglas Adams
“Oh, all right,” said the old man. “Here’s a prayer for you. Got a pencil?”
“Yes,” said Arthur.
“It goes like this. Let’s see now: ‘Protect me from knowing what I don’t need to know. Protect me from even knowing that there are things to know that I don’t know. Protect me from knowing that I decided not to know about the things that I decided not to know about. Amen.’ That’s it. It’s what you say silently inside yourself anyway, so you may as well have it out in the open.”
“Hmmmm,” said Arthur. “Well, thank you –”
“There’s another prayer that goes with it that’s very important,” continued the old man, “so you’d better jot this down, too.”
“Okay.”
“It goes, ‘Lord, lord, lord …’ It’s best to put that bit in, just in case. You can never be too sure. ‘Lord, lord, lord. Protect me from the consequences of the above prayer. Amen.’ And that’s it. Most of the trouble people get into in life comes form leaving out that last part.”Douglas Adams (1952-2001) English author, humorist, screenwriter
Hitchhiker’s Guide No. 5, Mostly Harmless, ch. 9 (1992)More about this quote: wist.info/adams-douglas/82307/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #douglasadams #mostlyharmless #hitchhikersguide #hitchhikersguidetothegalaxy #consequences #ignorance #knowledge #prayer #protection #trouble #willfulignorance
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I couldn't get a #Zabbix 6.4 server process restarted on NetBSD after pulling down new pkgsrc files. 6.0 is in pkgsrc, 6.4 is wip, and the install didnt like my pgsql version either. Flailed a while before puting a 7.0 server on a Pi and connecting it to the NetBSD database.
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I couldn't get a #Zabbix 6.4 server process restarted on NetBSD after pulling down new pkgsrc files. 6.0 is in pkgsrc, 6.4 is wip, and the install didnt like my pgsql version either. Flailed a while before puting a 7.0 server on a Pi and connecting it to the NetBSD database.
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Dear #ZZ9 ers - #MostlyHarmless 175 should've reached your email yesterday. Ping me if it's missing!
Plus keep an eye out after easter for how to win a ZZ9 membership, and then be eligible for a contest to win a Champagne Edition of Curious King''s fine press edition of HHGG!
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Dear #ZZ9 ers - the latest #MostlyHarmless should've reached your email earlier this week. Ping me if it's missing!
MH174 includes the next part of #IanGibson 's draft sketches for a comic of LTU&E, plus a great summary of the upcoming Curious King fine press edition!
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Prayer for the day
"Protect me from knowing what I don't need to know. Protect me from even knowing that there are things to know that I don't know. Protect me from knowing that I decided not to know about the things that I decided not to know about. Amen."
Part 2
- "Lord, lord, lord. Protect me from the consequences of the above prayer. Amen."
Most of the trouble people get into in life comes from missing out that last part.
#humour #prayer #scifi #mostlyharmless #douglasadams
Douglas Adams
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Prayer for the day
"Protect me from knowing what I don't need to know. Protect me from even knowing that there are things to know that I don't know. Protect me from knowing that I decided not to know about the things that I decided not to know about. Amen."
Part 2
- "Lord, lord, lord. Protect me from the consequences of the above prayer. Amen."
Most of the trouble people get into in life comes from missing out that last part.
#humour #prayer #scifi #mostlyharmless #douglasadams
Douglas Adams
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@funnyjokes unser Teil der Galaxie ist eh ziemlich abgeschafft.
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Finished my pair of socks using the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy yarn set.
https://www.eleventyonewindmills.com.au/product-page/hitchhiker-s-guide-42
https://www.ashandevedesigns.com/#yarnClub #makealong #handdyedYarn #socks #sockClub #knittingSocks #handdyedYarnAustralian #neverNotKnitting @knitting #knittersOfTheWorld #knitting #knittingAddict #knittingLove #knit #knittersOfMastodon #fibreArts #crafts #handmade
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Finished my pair of socks using the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy yarn set.
https://www.eleventyonewindmills.com.au/product-page/hitchhiker-s-guide-42
https://www.ashandevedesigns.com/#yarnClub #makealong #handdyedYarn #socks #sockClub #knittingSocks #handdyedYarnAustralian #neverNotKnitting @knitting #knittersOfTheWorld #knitting #knittingAddict #knittingLove #knit #knittersOfMastodon #fibreArts #crafts #handmade
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(Stolen from the Imgur, I don't know who made this or took the photo.)
Passable Vogon cosplay by seal. 🤔 👍
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(Stolen from the Imgur, I don't know who made this or took the photo.)
Passable Vogon cosplay by seal. 🤔 👍
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#HitchhikersGuide fans and especially #zz9 members should be aware (as of this toot, or perhaps reading your email already) that our quarterly magazine #MostlyHarmless is up to issue 172, to catch you up with the latest in #DouglasAdams related news and trivia, and future plans)
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@Daveosaurus @jenniferplusplus
Figured they count as boghogs
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Got the pdf of the next of my comedy meta-travelogues this morning. Unlike last month it's not on Page 42.
#TravelWriting #Humour #MostlyTrue #MostlyHarmless #LifeTheUniverseAndEverything -
Vogon constructor beams devastate the Earth. 2024.
But not before ZZ9 covered the event in the latest #MostlyHarmless!
Members - it's time to check your inboxes
Nonmembers - you can do that too, but you'll need to sign up at zz9.org to start getting MH issues!
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A quote from "Mostly Harmless" by Douglas Adams
#mystics #spirituality #mysticism #spiritual #MostlyHarmless -
#MostlyHarmless 169 has been sent digitally! If you were expecting a copy in your email box but haven't seen it, please drop me a line!
Postal copies for the UK are in the post. International postage should be on their way very soon!
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And reminder - this is the final time we will provide printed copies. After years of stuffing envelopes, we're stuffed. Hopefully we didn't stuff up too much.
Future copies will be digital only - from us anyway. We can't stop members printing them out!
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#MostlyHarmless 169 has been sent digitally! If you were expecting a copy in your email box but haven't seen it, please drop me a line!
Postal copies for the UK are in the post. International postage should be on their way very soon!
...
And reminder - this is the final time we will provide printed copies. After years of stuffing envelopes, we're stuffed. Hopefully we didn't stuff up too much.
Future copies will be digital only - from us anyway. We can't stop members printing them out!
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My forthcoming sequel now has an all new author bio.
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#MostlyHarmless
