Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1979)
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Ford carried on counting quietly. This is about the most aggressive thing you can do to a computer, the equivalent of going up to a human being and saying “Blood...blood...blood...blood...”
— Douglas Adams on Counting
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About Douglas Adams
Douglas Noel Adams (Kkc2 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an English author and satirist, best known for his The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy scripts and books.
About Douglas Adams
Douglas Noel Adams (Kkc2 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an English author and satirist, best known for his The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy scripts and books.
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