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| DOUGLAS ADAMS |
| "A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools." �A computer terminal is not some clunky old television with a typewriter in front of it. It is an interface where the mind and body can connect with the universe and move bits of it around.� �Ah, this is obviously some strange usage of the word 'safe' that I wasn't previously aware of.� [Arthur Dent, The Hitchhiker�s Guide to the Galaxy] "Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job." [The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy] �First we thought the PC was a calculator. Then we found out how to turn numbers into letters with ASCII�and we thought it was a typewriter. Then we discovered graphics, and we thought it was a television. With the World Wide Web we�ve realized it�s a brochure.� "Flying is simple. You just throw yourself at the ground and miss." [So Long, and Thanks For the Fish] �He attacked everything in life with a mix of extraordinary genius and naive incompetence, and it was often difficult to tell which was which.� �He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it.� (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) �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.� |
| (1952- ) British TV & radio writer, noted for science fiction novels |