Lovers of print are simply confusing the plate for the food.
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“The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair.” Douglas Adams
Technology, Failure, Irony, Engineering, Murphy’s Law
Douglas Adams Technology, Failure, Irony, Engineering, Murphy’s Law“The Norse God of Thunder looked at her awkwardly. He had to remove his great horned helmet because it was banging against the ceiling and leaving scratch marks in the plaster.” Douglas Adams
Mythology, Humor, Description, Awkwardness, Size
Douglas Adams Mythology, Humor, Description, Awkwardness, Size“Grown men, he told himself, in flat contradiction of centuries of accumulated evidence about the way grown men behave, do not behave like this.” Douglas Adams
Behavior, Maturity, Expectations, Contradiction, Humor
Douglas Adams Behavior, Maturity, Expectations, Contradiction, Humor“I think a nerd is a person who uses the telephone to talk to other people about telephones. And a computer nerd therefore is somebody who uses a computer in order to use a computer.” Douglas Adams
Nerd, Technology, Definition, Humor, Self-reference
Douglas Adams Nerd, Technology, Definition, Humor, Self-reference“Ah. Now there you're asking. The complexities of cause and effect defy analysis. Not only is the continuum like a human body, it is also very like a piece of badly put up wallpaper. Push down a bubble somewhere, another one pops up somewhere else. There are no more dodos because of my interference. In the end I imposed the rule on myself because I simply couldn't bear it any more. The only thing that really gets hurt when you try and change time is yourself." He smiled bleakly and looked away.” Douglas Adams
Time Travel, Causality, Consequences, Regret, Complexity
Douglas Adams Time Travel, Causality, Consequences, Regret, Complexity“Because the Internet is so new, we still don't really understand what it is. We mistake it for a type of publishing or broadcasting, because that's what we're used to. So people complain that there's a lot of rubbish online, or that it's dominated by Americans, or that you can't necessarily trust what you read on the Web.” Douglas Adams
Internet, Misunderstanding, Technology, Criticism, Information
Douglas Adams Internet, Misunderstanding, Technology, Criticism, Information“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“Please call me Eddie if it will help you to relax.” Douglas Adams
Politeness, Humor, Artificial Intelligence, Relaxation, Interaction
Douglas Adams Politeness, Humor, Artificial Intelligence, Relaxation, Interaction“How do you know you're having fun if there's no one watching you have it?” Douglas Adams
Fun, Perception, Social Validation, Existence, Philosophy
Douglas Adams Fun, Perception, Social Validation, Existence, Philosophy“Space is really big— REALLY big.” Douglas Adams
Space, Vastness, Understatement, Humor, Perspective
Douglas Adams Space, Vastness, Understatement, Humor, Perspective“Lovers of print are simply confusing the plate for the food.” Douglas Adams
Books, Technology, Metaphor, Change, Reading
Douglas Adams Books, Technology, Metaphor, Change, Reading“People wanted me to do a CD-ROM of 'Hitchhiker's,' and I thought, 'No, no.' I didn't want to just sort of reverse-engineer yet another thing from a book I'd already written. I think that the digital media are interesting enough in their own right to be worth originating something in.” Douglas Adams
Creativity, Technology, Adaptation, Innovation, Digital Media
Douglas Adams Creativity, Technology, Adaptation, Innovation, Digital Media“In order to fly, all one must do is simply miss the ground.” Douglas Adams
Flying, Humor, Absurdity, Instructions, Perspective
Douglas Adams Flying, Humor, Absurdity, Instructions, Perspective“Assumptions are what we don't know we are making.” Douglas Adams
Assumptions, Knowledge, Perception, Critical Thinking, Self-awareness
Douglas Adams Assumptions, Knowledge, Perception, Critical Thinking, Self-awareness“In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.” Douglas Adams
Creation, Universe, Humor, Dissatisfaction, Perspective
Douglas Adams Creation, Universe, Humor, Dissatisfaction, Perspective“Shall I leave the window open or would you like to try the door?" she said with a sniff.” Douglas Adams
Sarcasm, Options, Humor, Dialogue, Attitude
Douglas Adams Sarcasm, Options, Humor, Dialogue, Attitude“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.” Douglas Adams
Destiny, Journey, Life, Acceptance, Wisdom
Douglas Adams Destiny, Journey, Life, Acceptance, Wisdom“There are two things you should remember when dealing with parallel universes. One, they're not really parallel, and two, they're not really universes.” Douglas Adams
Parallel Universes, Physics, Humor, Perspective, Reality
Douglas Adams Parallel Universes, Physics, Humor, Perspective, Reality