I did better than that. I called in a neighbour's kid who used to be able to solve Rubik's cube in seventeen seconds. He sat on a step and stared at it for over an hour before pronouncing it irrevocably stuck.
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Problem-solving, Expertise, Humor, Expectations, Frustration
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“Presidents don't have power. Their job is to draw attention away from it.” Douglas Adams
Politics, Power, Deception, Cynicism, Leadership
Douglas Adams Politics, Power, Deception, Cynicism, Leadership“You can tune a guitar, but you can't tuna fish. Unless of course, you play bass.” Douglas Adams
Wordplay, Humor, Music, Puns, Fish
Douglas Adams Wordplay, Humor, Music, Puns, Fish“You live and learn. At any rate, you live.” Douglas Adams
Life Lessons, Survival, Humor, Wisdom, Experience
Douglas Adams Life Lessons, Survival, Humor, Wisdom, Experience“It's part of the shape of the Universe. I only have to talk to somebody and they begin to hate me.” Douglas Adams
Universe, Communication, Self-deprecation, Relationships, Humor
Douglas Adams Universe, Communication, Self-deprecation, Relationships, Humor“The idea that Bill Gates has appeared like a knight in shining armor to lead all customers out of a mire of technological chaos neatly ignores the fact that it was he who, by peddling second-rate technology, led them into it in the first place.” Douglas Adams
Technology, Criticism, Bill Gates, Irony, Business
Douglas Adams Technology, Criticism, Bill Gates, Irony, Business“We'll be saying a big hello to all intelligent lifeforms everywhere and to everyone else out there, the secret is to bang the rocks together, guys.” Douglas Adams
Extraterrestrial Life, Humor, Greeting, Primitive Technology, Inclusivity
Douglas Adams Extraterrestrial Life, Humor, Greeting, Primitive Technology, Inclusivity“Technology is a word that describes something that doesn't work yet.” Douglas Adams
Technology, Humor, Definition, Progress, Cynicism
Douglas Adams Technology, Humor, Definition, Progress, Cynicism“Any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough it, slum it, struggle against terrible odds, win through, and still knows where his towel is is clearly a man to be reckoned with.” Douglas Adams
Adventure, Preparedness, Humor, Science Fiction, Character
Douglas Adams Adventure, Preparedness, Humor, Science Fiction, Character“I was created to fulfill a function and I failed in it. I negated my own existence.” Douglas Adams
Purpose, Failure, Existentialism, Self-awareness, Artificial Intelligence
Douglas Adams Purpose, Failure, Existentialism, Self-awareness, Artificial Intelligence“Don't believe anything you read on the net. Except this. Well, including this, I suppose.” Douglas Adams
Internet, Skepticism, Humor, Contradiction, Advice
Douglas Adams Internet, Skepticism, Humor, Contradiction, Advice“The complexities of cause and effect defy analysis.” Douglas Adams
Causality, Complexity, Analysis, Philosophy, Understanding
Douglas Adams Causality, Complexity, Analysis, Philosophy, Understanding“I don't believe it. Prove it to me and I still won't believe it.” Douglas Adams
Skepticism, Stubbornness, Humor, Belief, Logic
Douglas Adams Skepticism, Stubbornness, Humor, Belief, Logic“We notice things that don't work. We don't notice things that do. We notice computers, we don't notice pennies. We notice e-book readers, we don't notice books.” Douglas Adams
Perception, Technology, Functionality, Attention, Everyday Objects
Douglas Adams Perception, Technology, Functionality, Attention, Everyday Objects“Computers are still technology because we are still wrestling with it: it's still being invented; we're still trying to work out how it works. There's a world of game interaction to come that you or I wouldn't recognise. It's time for the machines to disappear. The computer's got to disappear into all of the things we use.” Douglas Adams
Technology, Computers, Innovation, Future, Ubiquitous Computing
Douglas Adams Technology, Computers, Innovation, Future, Ubiquitous Computing“Humans are not proud of their ancestors, and rarely invite them round to dinner.” Douglas Adams
Ancestry, Humor, Human Nature, Family, Social Commentary
Douglas Adams Ancestry, Humor, Human Nature, Family, Social Commentary“The mere thought hadn't even begun to speculate about the merest possibility of crossing my mind.” Douglas Adams
Exaggeration, Thought Process, Humor, Impossibility, Mental State
Douglas Adams Exaggeration, Thought Process, Humor, Impossibility, Mental State“All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated and well supported in logic and argument than others.” Douglas Adams
Opinions, Logic, Argument, Quality, Critical Thinking
Douglas Adams Opinions, Logic, Argument, Quality, Critical Thinking“Ford Prefect suppressed a little giggle of evil satisfaction, realized that he had no reason to suppress it, and laughed out loud, a wicked laugh.” Douglas Adams
Laughter, Evil, Satisfaction, Character Development, Self-awareness
Douglas Adams Laughter, Evil, Satisfaction, Character Development, Self-awareness