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0 pointsep1031mo ago0 comments

Some one should let Douglas Adams know the calculation could have been so much faster if the machine just lied.

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I think Adams was prescient, since in his story the all powerful computer reaches the answer '42' via incorrect arithmetic.

xg151mo ago

The Bistromathics? That's not incorrect, it's simply too advanced for us to understand.

aktau1mo ago

“What do you get if you multiply six by nine?”

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lesam1mo ago

I think Adams was prescient, since in his story the all powerful computer reaches the answer '42' via incorrect arithmetic.

xg151mo ago

The Bistromathics? That's not incorrect, it's simply too advanced for us to understand.

aktau1mo ago

“What do you get if you multiply six by nine?”

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse