undefined | Better HN

0 pointsheroprotagonist4mo ago0 comments

Soo, it can definitively tell you that 42 is correct Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, The Universe, and Everything. It just can't tell you if you're asking the right question.

0 comments

Someone4mo ago

No, it can tell you that 42 is the answer to (some lean statement), but not what question that lean statement encodes.

davidwritesbugs4mo ago

I recently learnt that Douglas Adams wrote code and the ultimate answer was '*' - 42 in ascii

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse

0 comments

Someone4mo ago

No, it can tell you that 42 is the answer to (some lean statement), but not what question that lean statement encodes.

davidwritesbugs4mo ago

I recently learnt that Douglas Adams wrote code and the ultimate answer was '*' - 42 in ascii

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse