The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: 40 years of parody and predictions

Re:The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: 40 years of parody ... by sohkamyung on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @08:55AM (#21135850)

Yes it is; in base 13. :-) [1]

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Re:The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: 40 years of parody ... by Izmaki on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @09:06AM (#21135962)

So, there may be a real, meaningful question which result is 42, when using a different "base" to view the question at?

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Re:The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: 40 years of parody ... by zaarn on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @09:16AM (#21136024)

I think it's more poetic to view it as the question for the meaning of everything has a wrong answer to it.

It doesn't make sense, the universe isn't specifically obligated to make any sense, so why should the ultimate question and answer?

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Re:The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: 40 years of parody ... by romdev on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @05:31PM (#21140960)

'I may be a sorry case, but I don't write jokes in base 13.' - Douglas Adams

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Re:The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: 40 years of parody ... by zaarn on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @08:58AM (#21135872)

By coincidence mostly.

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Re:The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: 40 years of parody ... by DrScientist on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @09:08AM (#21135976)

Are you saying the improbability of that approaches infinity?

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