"Ever since Newton, we've done science by taking things apart to see how they work. What the computer enables us to do is to put things together to see how they work: we're now synthesized rather than analysed. I find one of the most enthralling aspects of computers is limitless communication."
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Douglas Adams, born on March 11, 1952, in Cambridge, England, was a renowned author, scriptwriter, and humorist, best known for his groundbreaking science fiction series, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." With a unique blend of wit and philosophical depth, Adams captivated readers with his satirical take on life, the universe, and everything in it. His legacy endures not only through his celebrated works but also in the realms of radio, television, and interactive media, making him a beloved figure in the literary and entertainment worlds.
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"A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools."
Douglas Adams"He was a dreamer, a thinker, a speculative philosopher... or, as his wife would have it, an idiot."
Douglas Adams"Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so."
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"To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity."
Douglas Adams"We no longer think of chairs as technology; we just think of them as chairs. But there was a time when we hadn't worked out how many legs chairs should have, how tall they should be, and they would often 'crash' when we tried to use them."
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"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"Of course you can't 'trust' what people tell you on the web anymore than you can 'trust' what people tell you on megaphones, postcards or in restaurants. Working out the social politics of who you can trust and why is, quite literally, what a very large part of our brain has evolved to do."
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"Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the drug store, but that's just peanuts to space."
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"Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind"
bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space.
"I find the whole business of religion profoundly interesting. But it does mystify me that otherwise intelligent people take it seriously."
Douglas Adams"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."
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