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No, the The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy is here. I recommend the Infocom version if you want to play games.

Vorgon? Did you mean Vogon? (Or maybe Vorlon?)

That's towel. Whatever you do, take care of your towel. Honestly, how did you ever last this long without one? I suppose you've lost your copy of the book, too?

it seems reasonably likely to me that 'Google' is constructed from 'go ogle'

Except that it's not. Although I question the spelling of the source word "googol -- it apparantly has a mathematical background, but I was aware of the terms "google" and "googleplex" for "an absurdly large number" long before Google came about. I suspect my source is indeed HHGTG, since I read it at an early age. Repeatedly.

Google is between a rock and a hard place, as Xerox, Kleenex, and many others have been. Part of the danger of becoming immensely successful is the loss of trademark if it becomes a household term. And while they may be able to succeed in the courts here, the reality is that it is a household term now and is being used as such.

Megadodo Publications of Ursa Minor Beta have announced that they will be the largest site running Celestia as official beta testers. The software will be used for "research" purposes, sources said.

There's a whole domain dedicated to the HHGttG, vogon.com. The site was built for Netscape so the online guide's JavaScript is flakey with IE, but there must be over a hundred pages on the series.

the #1 outfit in the field is apparently a UK firm called Vogon International

Not to be confused with these guys. Just look at those rates!

Because the Vogons are going to destroy this planet soon enough anyway.

Well I don't know if this is what you are looking for, but check this out.

http://www.vogon.com/guide/