Forum: The Classroom
Topic: HHGTTG
started by: Ansible
Posted by Ansible on May 18 2000,16:42
I just finished book five of Hitch Hikers guide to the Galaxy. Great books. Marvin is my hero. He reminds me of myself. And the ending was all sad and such, but whatever happened to Zaphod? I fell jipped. Didn't hear anything about him after the second or so book.------------------
< Bit-bucket >, It sucks, I know.
Posted by cr0bar on May 18 2000,16:53
I love those books. Anyone want to buy me a new set? Mine are getting a bit worn...------------------
"Everyone's favorite implement for any task"
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Posted by aventari on May 18 2000,19:51
for christmas a few years back, i got the leatherbound edition w/ all 5 books and 'Young Zaphod Plays it Safe' at the end.
*sniff*
Ahhh smell the leatherbound goodness 
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aventari
"witty one-liner"
Posted by Hellraiser on May 18 2000,23:31
Yeah, they're great books for sure. I only read them twice, I think it's time to dust off the old volumes and read them again.
Posted by Bob_Cannibal on May 18 2000,23:33
Where at Ansible?------------------
Naw git offa mah Properdy!™
Posted by Epoxy on May 19 2000,03:43
Can you be very, very, very kind and EMail me the HTML ones dude?------------------
Cheers
--Rob
Posted by Ansible on May 19 2000,05:11
I have it in .html format, they never wear out.
Posted by Ansible on May 19 2000,09:33
quote:
Originally posted by Bob_Cannibal:
Where at Ansible?
Huh?
Posted by Raven on May 19 2000,18:56
I think the best books ever written are the books written by Neal Stephenson, like Diamond Age and Snow Crash. If you havent you have to read those, there beyond awesome.
Posted by Hellraiser on May 19 2000,19:49
Nah, best books ever written is the Lord of the Rings Trilogy and the Silmarilion. J.R.R. Tolkien is the greatest writer to grace this planet, next to him is Scott Adams.
Posted by Lizzy on May 19 2000,19:49
They're making Lord of the Rings movies.
Posted by DuSTman on May 20 2000,05:12
Anyone know how project gutenberg is getting on ?(A group of people transcribing books into a computer-readable format)
Posted by aventari on May 20 2000,15:28
Scott Adams? you mean Douglas Adams, i'm sure!
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aventari
"witty one-liner"
Posted by Hellraiser on May 20 2000,16:39
No I meant Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert. Who the fuck is Douglas Adams?
Posted by Hellraiser on May 20 2000,16:40
And I hope they don't fuck up the story too much in the movies, movies based on stories are generally much worse than the origional story.
Posted by caseman984 on May 20 2000,16:47
Hellraiser is right... Tolkien and Adams are the top two.. Susan Cooper is up there too. Anyone who has read her books I'm sure will agree.------------------
using 13375p34k does not make you a hax0r!
Posted by JimmyTheHandless on May 20 2000,22:18
i dont really like susan cooper. im workin on a hhgttg mod for halflife. i am a soundboy. we have the easiest job because well its a quick thing to do. make sound pak it up. end. i think its at < www.halflife.net/hhgg_mod > but im not sure. so dont get pissed if it doesnt work. out.------------------
raise your hand if you like orange soda.
Posted by Whirlwind on May 21 2000,00:08
Ever read "Dirk Gentlies holistisk detective agency"
(I'm sure I mananged to screw up the title)"When I am driving somewere, I pick a car that looks like it know where it's going and I follow it, I never end where I was going, but I always end up where I am needed."
(I problay screwed that up to, but the general point is still there.) ------------------
"Mama don't like taddle tales"
-They Live
Posted by aventari on May 23 2000,16:32
yes. that book stomps arse
that and long dark tea-time of the soul as sooooo funny. it's not often i laugh out loud reading something when im not on detonate.net heh------------------
aventari
"witty one-liner"
Posted by incubus on May 24 2000,09:21
HHGTTG is one of the most quotable books out there. It's funny as fuck ... that said my copy's a big five-in-one behemoth. Has anyone got that link to the HTML version?Does anyone else remember the TV series? That was quite good as well. It's also the only book I've hit anyone full in the face with, but that's another story. Yeah ... so that HTML link anyone? *beg* ------------------
-- incubus
As I chase the leaves like the words I never find ...
Posted by incubus on May 24 2000,09:24
Oh yeah ... forgot about GutenburgIt's still beavering on like it ever did. I think atm the owner is having an argument, because in PG's "mission statement" it says that all the books will be available in ASCII or something. Well I think someone wants to make a reader (because the current structure sucks) so you can just do a search on your desktop? And some method of converting the books to HTML, but the owner won't have it. I think. ------------------
-- incubus
As I chase the leaves like the words I never find ...
Posted by simulacrum on May 24 2000,15:02
Who cares? It's not like it would be all that difficult to write a script that would convert ASCII to HTML anyways. I agree that a better format should be used, but ASCII is the most versatile, and can be easily converted to just about any format on the fly.
Posted by SnotFu on May 24 2000,16:56
Quite simple really.
He is doing something with lobster.
< http://www.atomiser.demon.co.uk/mh/faq/x.htm#1 > -SnotFu
Posted by incubus on May 24 2000,19:17
Yeah but ASCII has no formatting, does it? That's the idea. It's more interesting to read a formatted page.------------------
-- incubus
As I chase the leaves like the words I never find ...
Posted by Rhydant on May 24 2000,19:51
no, he means Sam Adams, the beer man!
ive never read those books, but could someone give me a quicky in the plot department?personally, Michael Crichton is my favorite auther... i know hes not great, but i love The Andromidan Strain
Posted by simulacrum on May 24 2000,20:25
Formatting as in what? Column width and font size? That could all be easily controlled with the script that converts it to HTML, or whatever format you wanted it in.
Posted by SnotFu on May 25 2000,05:00
And, while I am at it:
The radio files - or as it could be called "Books on MP3"
< http://www.cristal.asso.fr/~damien/fun/hhgttg.html > Right-click the links and 'save as' to get the mp3's. -SnotFu [This message has been edited by SnotFu (edited May 24, 2000).]
Posted by xaustinx on May 30 2000,04:03
How to Leave The Planet1.Phone NASA. Their Phone Number is (713)483-3111. Explain that it's very important that you get away as soon as possible.
2.If they do not cooperate, phone any friend you may have in the White House--(202)456-1414--to have a word on your behalf with the guys at NASA.
3.If you don't have any friends in the White House, phone the Kremlin (ask the overseas operator for 0107-095-295-9051). They don't have any friends there either (at least none to speak of), but they do seem to have a little influence, so you may as well try.
4.If that also fails, phone the Pope for Guidance. His Telephone number is 011-39-6-6982, and I gather his switchboard is infallible.
5.If all these attempts fail, flag down a passing flying saucer and explain that it's vitally important you get away before your phone bill arrives.
Posted by Lordbrandon on May 31 2000,18:22
has anyone mailed anything to japan?
the adresses are really fucking long
Posted by incubus on May 31 2000,19:07
Formatting as in titling, fonts, whatever ... columns, tables, paragraphs ..."Plain Vanilla ASCII" gets tedious after a while ... ------------------
-- incubus
As I chase the leaves like the words I never find ...
Posted by xaustinx on Jun. 01 2000,01:35
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