Knowing where your towel is has been taken directly out of the book, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. It means to be prepared to adapt rapidly to a new environment or situation. Someone who travels with a towel shows that they are an experienced traveler as towels can be used for many purposes. Dry off, clean up sweat, wrap up breakable objects, or warm yourself with it, towel is infinitely useful. Do you know where your towel is?
The Impact of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
I feel like the impact of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy is enormous. From Google(plex) to the Babel Fish, many of the technological advances listed in the book have come to pass. It is though the author was a time traveler and kept excellent notes. As the initial author of a book that is designed to be added to over time, he did an impressive job, but those who have followed have added to our world’s cognition, technologically speaking. The man knew where his towel was.
“Hyperland” Essay
Douglas Adams could be considered a prophet or a lunatic. I am sure he’s been called both. His “Hyperland” short is amazingly farsighted and contains enough humor to keep it interesting. A work of fiction(?) turned out to be spot on for today’s times. From the beginning you are captured by how many parallels there are, from the economy to the global warming crisis. The age of “interactive” applications is broached with incredible acumen. The agent “Tom” is initially obsequious (my favorite word), is moved to curt, and is finally somewhere in between. He answers all the questions both asked and unasked, just like our internet.
Taking the author through the history of the internet, which, as of then, has not yet been seen to fruition, is so far out that I was staggered by the incredible audacity of the piece. He obviously knew the right people to have pulled this movie off, but holy smokes does he nail our times today! I think it is cool that he was able to place this information out there, and that some people were able to examine it more in depth. Maybe he had some part in the formation of our here and now.
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Hyperland Essay
Douglas Adams could be considered a prophet or a lunatic. I am sure he’s been called both. His “Hyperland” short is amazingly farsighted and contains enough humor to keep it interesting. A work of fiction(?) turned out to be spot on for today’s times. From the beginning you are captured by how many parallels there are, from the economy to the global warming crisis. The age of “interactive” applications is broached with incredible acumen. The agent “Tom” is initially obsequious (my favorite word), is moved to curt, and is finally somewhere in between. He answers all the questions both asked and unasked, just like our internet.
Taking the author through the history of the internet, which, as of then, has not yet been seen to fruition, is so far out that I was staggered by the incredible audacity of the piece. He obviously knew the right people to have pulled this movie off, but holy smokes does he nail our times today! I think it is cool that he was able to place this information out there, and that some people were able to examine it more in depth. Maybe he had some part in the formation of our here and now.
HG2G Impact
I too, was surprised at the incredible following H2G2 has. Having read it, I now understand. There are simply too many coincidences to overlook and when that happens, people tend to gravitate towards the object from whence the coincidences happen. I was surprised by how many big names are associated with the book. Steven Hawkings being voiced into the show was a stroke of genius and, as if he wasn’t preserved enough by his own accomplishments, he will be remembered for his role.