The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair.
Douglas AdamsHe was a dreamer, a thinker, a speculative philosopher... or, as his wife would have it, an idiot.
Douglas AdamsThe fact that all of this was happening in virtual space made no difference. Being virtually killed by virtual laser in virtual space is just as effective as the real thing, because you are as dead as you think you are.
Virtual RealityDouglas AdamsThe story so far:
In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.
A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
DesignDouglas AdamsEvery country is like a particular type of person. America is like a belligerent, adolescent boy; Canada is like an intelligent, 35-year-old woman. Australia is like Jack Nicholson. It comes right up to you and laughs very hard in your face in a highly threatening and engaging manner.
USA, Canada, AustraliaDouglas AdamsI love deadlines, I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.
Douglas AdamsTo give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity.
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