There are probably a non-zero amount of people who are older than 20 who have not read the hitchhikers guide, or don't recall some parts of it. For example, me
Plus, there's no reason to assume no one here is under 20. We should be _encouraging_ young people who are interested in tech and privacy, not discouraging people from posting explanations about tangential pop culture references because we think they aren't relevant for people who are older.
It aired on BBC World Service a long time ago. Apparently some guy wrote in from India to complain that robots (ie Marvin) shouldn't be employed in place of human actors. I wonder if he is still around to see how _that_ turned out.
Hitch hikers is by no means a universal cultural reference, and by the way it is 2025. The movie adaptation came out in 2005, 20 years ago. It's entirely possible for lots of people older than 20 to not get that reference.
Thanks for giving the reference right here. I should have in addition to the link!
the reference was available with a minor full-text search of the internet.
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There are probably a non-zero amount of people who are older than 20 who have not read the hitchhikers guide, or don't recall some parts of it. For example, me
Same here! Last time I read the books is about 17 years ago, and definitely didn’t remember that.
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Plus, there's no reason to assume no one here is under 20. We should be _encouraging_ young people who are interested in tech and privacy, not discouraging people from posting explanations about tangential pop culture references because we think they aren't relevant for people who are older.
Or watch the movie
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Non-zero?
Somebody is bound to be one of today’s lucky 10,000 https://xkcd.com/1053/
Ah, yes, everything I know is a basic common knowledge and if someone do not know anything from my list should be checked for some problems.
Be it a minor SciFi flick in a written form or some SciFi flick in a live-action form[0]
FYI HHTG is big[1] in anglosphere and known mostly to SciFi enthusiasts in other parts of the world.
[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44287254
[1] as big as you want, of course
I’ve read this book exactly once, in my second language (English), 20 something years ago. Guess that makes me worrisome.
Lots of non native to English speakers around here too, lowers the odds.
It aired on BBC World Service a long time ago. Apparently some guy wrote in from India to complain that robots (ie Marvin) shouldn't be employed in place of human actors. I wonder if he is still around to see how _that_ turned out.
Hitch hikers is by no means a universal cultural reference, and by the way it is 2025. The movie adaptation came out in 2005, 20 years ago. It's entirely possible for lots of people older than 20 to not get that reference.
That simply makes them one of today's lucky 10,000
https://xkcd.com/1053/
Lots of people are outside of the US
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Is the Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy still part of the geek culture for people in their twenties?
I still think 42 is pretty well known, but it doesn't mean people have actually read the books and recognize that part.
Yes, hence the comment
You mean, for those who couldn't be bothered to click the link under a joke.
I understood the reference, but I’m also on a limited mobile plan at the moment and would absolutely not click on a YT or similar link.
In other words might have appreciated the explanation.