Comments on: Best. Headline. Ever. 42. http://sodsbrood.com/dreams/2008/05/08/best-headline-ever-42/ Searching for the question to the answer of 42. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:07:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Mel B. http://sodsbrood.com/dreams/2008/05/08/best-headline-ever-42/#comment-21145 Mel B. Tue, 13 May 2008 17:03:02 +0000 http://sodsbrood.com/dreams/2008/05/08/best-headline-ever-42/#comment-21145 I think the writer of the wire story was not unaware of the coincidence of 42 antennas but played the story straight. So probably a few people got the joke in the paper that day, but not all of them. Certainly no direct reference to Douglas Adams. I'm sorry that I didn't just grab a PDF, but inside pages are a lot harder to find, and I would've had to wait for the next day. It's not that important, anyway. And no dinner, though I think I was pretty proud of Heather for having soaked in some of my nerd-dom, along with her cubicle neighbor, Sarah, who also got the joke because she's watched my original Hitchhiker's TV show. I think the writer of the wire story was not unaware of the coincidence of 42 antennas but played the story straight. So probably a few people got the joke in the paper that day, but not all of them. Certainly no direct reference to Douglas Adams.

I’m sorry that I didn’t just grab a PDF, but inside pages are a lot harder to find, and I would’ve had to wait for the next day. It’s not that important, anyway.

And no dinner, though I think I was pretty proud of Heather for having soaked in some of my nerd-dom, along with her cubicle neighbor, Sarah, who also got the joke because she’s watched my original Hitchhiker’s TV show.

]]> By: Dawn http://sodsbrood.com/dreams/2008/05/08/best-headline-ever-42/#comment-21142 Dawn Tue, 13 May 2008 15:26:12 +0000 http://sodsbrood.com/dreams/2008/05/08/best-headline-ever-42/#comment-21142 Too cool. So Heather wrote this? Way to go!! I hope you took her out for dinner or something for this :) Too cool. So Heather wrote this? Way to go!! I hope you took her out for dinner or something for this :)

]]> By: Matthew http://sodsbrood.com/dreams/2008/05/08/best-headline-ever-42/#comment-21133 Matthew Tue, 13 May 2008 11:44:42 +0000 http://sodsbrood.com/dreams/2008/05/08/best-headline-ever-42/#comment-21133 That's just brilliant! I wonder how many other people got the reference, or does the article actually make the connection itself? I used to use the SETI@home application, which supposedly uses your home computer resources to examine radio transmissions from space for signs of life. I believe it was based out of Berkeley. All I remember is my transmissions always seemed to come via the Arecebo radio telescope, which I believe is in Puerto Rico. That’s just brilliant! I wonder how many other people got the reference, or does the article actually make the connection itself?

I used to use the SETI@home application, which supposedly uses your home computer resources to examine radio transmissions from space for signs of life. I believe it was based out of Berkeley. All I remember is my transmissions always seemed to come via the Arecebo radio telescope, which I believe is in Puerto Rico.

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