h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

What's the difference between a light and a heavy user, anyway?

A few kilograms?

Probably more than a few, anyone who has irregular eating habits would be bouncing between light and heavy!!

1.10 ?

Presumably the programmers are still speaking in binary after all the hard work?

-Martin

If the've programmed all this in binary the should get a Nobel prize or something!

Healthy diet?

sorry, couldn't resist

Computer programmers probably have very iiregular hours

Computer programmers do it iiregular behind their computer

suggestive!

Shouldn't that have been have been :-
Computer programmers do it by commands?

You said it!

No Ralph....I /typed/ it!!

Same difference!

Oh no, it isn't!
Talking usually involves the mouth - typing normally uses the fingers!

Yes, it is! The difference between talking and typing is the same as the difference between typing and talking!!

Typing usually involves written English grammar, saying usually involves spoken English grammar. They're different apparently.

Sorry, just had a lecture on natural language parsing.

But it is generally known that a lot of guide researchers use spoken English (hah)

Of course they do, especially if they're speaking to each other!!
(hah back)

hello could I interest any of you in some crocheted pink toilet seat covers with a deep fringe?