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starvo writes "Looks like Douglas Adams, and the BBC are teaming up again.. This time for the "Hitchhikers Guide to the Future" On BBC radio, premiering October 4th.
The Hitchhiker's Guide site has more information.
" It looks like you can listen to snippets of it in RealAudio. The interview stuff with Brian Eno [?] looks to very interesting as well.
When I first read the series I thought it was funny. When last I read it it seemed extremely bitter and cynical, because I read between the lines. Bits with Ford are usually still a lot of fun to read, tho.
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No, it means you keep the '42' comments to yourself, because everyone's heard them already. Especially the base 13 one.
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The British have something known as humour which includes something called irony so called because it can get quite heavy.
Without of course forgetting the /. teutonic link recently, the German word is .
Oh, apparently they don't actually have a word for it.
Unless you count buying Rover, and remaking the Mini so it looks Wagnerian.
Ps, the humour has to shine in Britain, because the sun never does.
Hear the programme here . Visit the website for the programme here.
And yes, there is some humour, and, no, you won't hear much you didn't know already.
Regards, Ralph.
Use the internet - that's what his series is about anyway!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/douglas_adams
Go to a place where a lot of people aggregate, such as a beach. Notice all those people with towels there? *That's* how much the Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy has influenced our society.
Bill Clinton: Pimp we can believe in. - The Shirt!!!
Actually, the HHGG Earth Edition is here, although I can't get on the site (or even ping it) at the moment. The site you linked up (likely a typo) appears to be in Japaneese.
"The legitimate powers of government extend only to such acts as are injurious to others." Thomas Jefferson.
Somehow, I think that even if they try to keep it serious, there's no avoiding some of that Brittish humor slipping in. I know that's where it shines most. Not when they're trying to be ridiculous with it, but when he's talking about some serious issues, but takes a lighthearted slant on them. Just my take.
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It's cool that some of the great writers return to their works and make their modern-day comparisons.
Huxley, who wrote the dystopian novel "Brave New World," returned to it in the essay "Brave New World Revisited."
Clarke, who set the bar with "2001", has pushed it up further than any of us can argue with in the last installment, "3001."
I used to be someone else. Now I'm someone better.
Real life is underrated.
They appear to be serious. I quickly listened to a bit of some of them, and there was no obvious humor presented (but maybe the British humor is just above me :) )
The one I listened to had a member of a band discussing the place of MP3s in todays economy, and how they affect distribution, and the creation process.
From the Website:
Jim Kerr talking about:
A musician's relationship with new technology. The future of technology.
Michael Nesmith talking about:
The differences the internet has made to the musician.
Matthew Rooke talking about:
Finding music on the internet.
The financial implications of music on the web.
The quality of new digital music.
Branding models in music
Brian Eno talking about:
Music today.
The definition of multi-media.
The current state of music on the internet.
The difference between music on a computer and traditional media.
Finding music on the internet.
Intellectual property and copyright issues.
Peter Gabriel talking about:
The internet now.
The internet's potential for musical collaboration.
Global communities and the limitations of new technology.
John Perry Barlow talking about:
The effect of new technology on the music industry.
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But, is DNA doing these commentaries in a serious vein (which would be interesting), or a humourous slant (which would also be interesting and more in keeping with his style)? Either way, I suddenly wish they let me listen to streaming media at work. ;)
-TBHiX-
Did anyone else find it ironic that Hemos posted a link to Everything2, the main competition HitchHikers Guide Earth Edition, where this information is hosted?
*smirks*
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HGTG is cool, slashdot is not ... I'd like some insight or something, not a bunch of lame "42" jokes.
You are post #21, which is half of 42.
So you are half right.
Does this mean that I am not a geek? I am surprised Katz hasn't written on the subject.
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Thanks for the advance notice... (whomever is to blame, if no-one, then you in the back of the room, it's your fault!)
Assuming I can get home before the broadcast (whenever that is) and can hook up my shortwave to the VCR (yeah, they make excellent audio recorders with timers, if you can record from A/V in) and string enough wire around the apartment to get a decent reception. Maybe I'll luck out and it'll be on the BBC webpage...
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I remember as a kid that we had tape recorded all the radio versions of Star Wars, HitchHiker's Guide, and the Hobbit. I sure wish I knew where those tapes were now. . .
-Omar
Am I the only one to notice that Michael Nesmith, Liquid Paper Magnate and former Monkee, is one of the contributors to the program in the music field? I would be interested in seeing what he has to say since he doesn't actually need to make money from the music industry anymore. My only question is when was the last time he worked in the field pre-information revolution?
So far I've gotten all my Karma from telling people they are wrong... :)
Finally something interesting on Radio 4. (Atleast more interesting than the shipping forecast, which was about as good as it got after they mashed 'Week Ending', and is about the only thing on when I'm up and hacking)...
Catch this really great line from the last show:
Bailey: Cyclonic become northwesterly 7 to severe gale 9 decreasing 5. Showers. Moderate or good.
But 11AM, that's like, in the morning when I'm due to be asleep at my desk at the office. No repeats. I could try and tape it, as I can get Radio 4 off Astra 2A on the digital service, but they don't build a timer into that thing on the grounds that "You can watch what you want, when you want to watch it". Either I haven't found the tardis controls, or nobody has told the broadcasters that!.