Simon Wright <[email protected]> writes: > On 3 Jun 2015, at 12:56, Ludovic Brenta <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Simon Wright wrote: >>>>> if A = 42 or B = 42 then >>>>> raise Constraint_Error; >>>> >>>> :) an anti-ultimate-answer? That makes _2_ scifi references >>>> in an Ada newsgroup in one day :). >>> >>> Actually to the Hacker’s Dictionary, in >>> http://www.outpost9.com/reference/jargon/jargon_33.html :-) >> >> No, *that*'s a reference to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy :) >> If you don't know that, you're not a True Hacker :) > > :blush: I’ve never been able to get started with Douglas Adams’s work > (what a confession), so my primary reference for 42 is indeed the > Jargon File.
Well, now you have another reason to give it a try. The audio version is the best; I first heard it on American NPR when I was in grad school (many, many moons ago). That's a slightly edited version of the original BBC broadcast. I saved that on cassette tape for years, then finally bought the BBC version on CD. I like the American version better! (possibly because I practically memorized it). -- -- Stephe _______________________________________________ Emacs-ada-mode mailing list [email protected] http://host114.hostmonster.com/mailman/listinfo/emacs-ada-mode_stephe-leake.org
