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RE: Why?
- From: "Dave Korn" <dave dot korn at artimi dot com>
- To: "'what do you get if you multiply six by nine'" <cygwin-talk at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 10:27:54 +0100
- Subject: RE: Why?
- Reply-to: The Cygwin-Talk Malingering List <cygwin-talk at cygwin dot com>
----Original Message----
>From: One Angry User
>Sent: 26 July 2005 22:57
> On Tue, 26 Jul 2005, Gerrit P. Haase's computer deigned to emit the
> following stream of bytes:
>
>> One Angry User wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, 26 Jul 2005, Gerrit P. Haase's computer deigned to emit the
>>> following stream of bytes:
>>>
>>>> 42
>>>
>>> Wow, does this mean that we finally found the question?!
>>
>> Actually I miscalculated the answer (42 = 0x2A = *):
>>
>> W = 0x57 = 87
>> h = 0x68 = 104
>> y = 0x79 = 121
>> ? = 0x3F = 63
>>
>> 87 - 104 + 121 - 63 = 41
>>
>> So the correct answer is probably: 41 = 0x29
>
> = ')'. So, with all the power of the computer that is Earth, it falls one
> short of the actual ultimate answer? No wonder the Vogons destroyed her.
>
> OAU
I am obliged to point out that it was Deep Thought who came up with the
answer, and got it right; and the Earth's job was to work out the question.
Score -5 sci-fi pedant points and drop a hippo on yourself!
And the Vogons (collectively) didn't destroy the Earth; Prostetnic Vogon
Jeltz did it on his own initiative after taking a bribe from Gag Halfrunt
and the Intergalactic Federation of Psychiatrists who don't want the
question known in case everyone starts leading happy and productive lives,
thus putting them out of a job.
cheers,
DaveK
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