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The modern-day Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Posted by Alice on August 25, 2009
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i-f875c0b07d9b3cb6229668554781b35a-alice.jpgA realization had over dinner, looking up “cream cheese” and “fromage frais” on our new iPhones: the iPhone is the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. At least while attached to Wikipedia.

That’s got to be work an app — something with “Don’t Panic” in large friendly letters on the front. I’m not sure this counts. You’re welcome, App Store programmers.

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  1. #1 debcha
    August 25, 2009

    I think that Randall Munroe made precisely that point about the Kindle, which works a little better if you are broke or don’t have a fixed (billing) address.

  3. #3 Allison
    August 25, 2009

    I liken it more to Penny’s book in Inspector Gadget, but that may be because I was exposed to IG before HHGTTG.

  4. #4 Dunc
    August 26, 2009

    Yup – it “contains much that is apocryphal and inaccurate – but where it is inaccurate, it is at least definitively inaccurate”.

  5. #5 yolio
    August 26, 2009

    How is it possible that no one has programmed this yet?!!