From: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org (alloy-digest) To: alloy-digest@smoe.org Subject: alloy-digest V6 #127 Reply-To: alloy@smoe.org Sender: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "alloy-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. alloy-digest Sunday, May 20 2001 Volume 06 : Number 127 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Alloy: Hoopy Froods (was Thong Morning Doldrums Robots) [Brian Clayto] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 21:49:54 -0700 (PDT) From: Brian Clayton Subject: Re: Alloy: Hoopy Froods (was Thong Morning Doldrums Robots) On Sat, 19 May 2001, Slarvibarglhee wrote: > I, too, was shocked to hear of Douglas' death, and decided to have a > look at his old website at The Digital Village, which I hadn't visited > for yonks. Well, it turned out that it's closed down ... but there > was a pointer to another site and this one is the genuine HitchHiker's > Guide To The Galaxy. It seems that this was an idea before its time > (as anyone who really knows where their towel is could have told you) > and the BBC have decided that now we're in the age of the internet > there's no reason why there shouldn't be a real HHGTTG. The Guide has existed for at least a couple of year now, and was created by The Digital Village. It appears that TDV has ceased to be, but in its last dying breath, it found a new home for The Guide at the BBC. The original URL, www.h2g2.com, still works. The BBC imposed a few constraints upon new material, and any prior entries that were overly 'off-colour' probably no longer exist in the archives. Overall, I'm glad to see them take up the task of building the "Earth Edition" of The Guide, and have thought about making an entry or two to it myself. And remember folks, May 25th is Towel Day. Remember Douglas Adams and carry your towel! http://www.binaryfreedom.com/content.php?content_id=46 BC ------------------------------ End of alloy-digest V6 #127 ***************************