jamesthomson, 4 months ago Idle thought of the day, does the electronic reference “The Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy" come with a calculator pre-installed?
Idle thought of the day, does the electronic reference “The Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy" come with a calculator pre-installed?
kfury, 4 months ago @jamesthomson The Guide Mark II is a sentient supercomputer so it, at least, can presumably do maths.
@jamesthomson The Guide Mark II is a sentient supercomputer so it, at least, can presumably do maths.
Pyroali, 4 months ago @jamesthomson Yes, but only as an Easter egg on the entry for ‘The Answer’
@jamesthomson Yes, but only as an Easter egg on the entry for ‘The Answer’
adameccles, 4 months ago @jamesthomson of course, it runs Bistromathics!
@jamesthomson of course, it runs Bistromathics!
marinaepelman, 4 months ago @jamesthomson is the improbability engine essentially Dice by PCalc?
@jamesthomson is the improbability engine essentially Dice by PCalc?
jamesthomson, 4 months ago @marinaepelman Yes! It is powered by tea.
@marinaepelman Yes! It is powered by tea.
imalcolm, 4 months ago @jamesthomson @marinaepelman And for those who wrestled with the interactive fiction version, it’s powered by tea and no tea simultaneously.
@jamesthomson @marinaepelman And for those who wrestled with the interactive fiction version, it’s powered by tea and no tea simultaneously.
marcintosh, 4 months ago @jamesthomson Yes, but the answer is always zero because any finite number divided by infinity is zero.
@jamesthomson Yes, but the answer is always zero because any finite number divided by infinity is zero.
d, 4 months ago @jamesthomson When it crashes, does it have a kernel don't panic?
@jamesthomson When it crashes, does it have a kernel don't panic?
jamesthomson, 4 months ago @d Oh no!
@d Oh no!
tarrkid, 4 months ago @jamesthomson I think yes, and it reads the results in Peter Jones’s voice.
@jamesthomson I think yes, and it reads the results in Peter Jones’s voice.
juandesant, 4 months ago @jamesthomson a non-publicized feature of the guide is that it has an embedded infinite probability drive. The right page and calculation results open for the reader.
@jamesthomson a non-publicized feature of the guide is that it has an embedded infinite probability drive. The right page and calculation results open for the reader.
craiggrannell, 4 months ago @jamesthomson Yes, but it only has the keys 6, x, 7 and =
@jamesthomson Yes, but it only has the keys 6, x, 7 and =
bigzaphod, 4 months ago @jamesthomson installing one would be mostly harmless.
@jamesthomson installing one would be mostly harmless.
dharrison, 4 months ago @bigzaphod @jamesthomson Well, of any of us, you'd know.
@bigzaphod @jamesthomson Well, of any of us, you'd know.
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