26 Comments

1. Jake  •  Mar 13, 2013 @8:33 pm
   

   So, is this related to the fact that somebody broke all of the links on popehat.com for about an hour today?

2. Bear  •  Mar 13, 2013 @8:41 pm
   

   If this isn't related to the run of 404s, is it related to drug use (or the lack thereof)?

3. George William Herbert  •  Mar 13, 2013 @8:47 pm
   

   Please do not lick the posts. Even if they are hallucinogenic.

4. Thad  •  Mar 13, 2013 @8:57 pm
   

   I thought it was just a two-days-late celebration of Douglas Adams's birthday.

5. David  •  Mar 13, 2013 @9:26 pm
   

   Just doin' a bit of experimentation and hardening….

6. Ken  •  Mar 13, 2013 @9:31 pm
   

   I just stand here and smile and things happen around me and I don't know why.

   I am the Packlids and David is LaForge.

7. James Pollock  •  Mar 13, 2013 @9:53 pm
   

   Move along? But… those WERE the droids I was looking for!

8. peej  •  Mar 13, 2013 @10:04 pm
   

   Hardening? Oh, dear.

   "We are smart! We are strong!"

   Moving along now.

9. wgering  •  Mar 13, 2013 @11:15 pm
   

   @Ken: you just made me snort my tea.

10. G Thompson  •  Mar 13, 2013 @11:19 pm
    

    Don't worry people I have a towel!

11. Kirk Taylor  •  Mar 14, 2013 @5:29 am
    

    Seriously, how do you put a picture that looks like a button on a website that doesn't do anything when you push it. I'm so stupid I actually clicked it like 3 times…

12. MattS  •  Mar 14, 2013 @6:24 am
    

    Kirk Taylor,

    Don't feel bad. I was tempted to click it even knowing full well it wouldn't do anything.

    "Ooh a button! What does this button do?"

13. Joe Pullen  •  Mar 14, 2013 @6:38 am
    

    For some reason, this reminds me of one of the latest twitter comments/vague threats by Craig Brittain to Jams McGibney (Bullyville). Where he states: Basically it’s only a matter of time – we push the button, our attorney’s file the suit, and we collect for your malfeasance.

    My first thought was – hey cool a “push button” attorney. My second was that Craig, as usual, has left out a few important steps such as (1) finding an attorney that will take the case without getting paid, and (2) finding a judge that won’t laugh it out of court.

14. David  •  Mar 14, 2013 @7:33 am
    

    @Kirk Taylor: Odd– works for me.

    Try again.

15. Dan Weber  •  Mar 14, 2013 @9:11 am
    

    It requires client-side Java, and there are 0-day attacks against Java coming out about every week. http://java-0day.com/

    There is probably a Z-machine for your computer that will let you run whatever Infocom games you want.

16. Ancel De Lambert  •  Mar 14, 2013 @10:59 am
    

    They voted a new Pope in! Aaaaaaaaaaaahhh!

17. mcinsand  •  Mar 14, 2013 @11:01 am
    

    Mr. Weber,

    Now you've done it! With the mention of Infocom, you brought back memories of 'The Leather Goddesses of Phobos!'

18. JLA Girl  •  Mar 14, 2013 @11:45 am
    

    Damn, you Popehat, and your distracting ways. I'm supposed to be working, darn it!

    Stupid bulldozer keeps killing me . . .

19. somebody  •  Mar 14, 2013 @11:53 am
    

    There's a version of it with graphics, too, on BBC's website. Flash in case you've had enough of Java games.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hitchhikers/game.shtml

20. somebody  •  Mar 14, 2013 @11:56 am
    

    …assuming it didn't break between now and the last time I played it. Sigh.

21. G Thompson  •  Mar 14, 2013 @12:00 pm
    

    Damn, I feel old… I actually played the original.

    Think that calls for a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster or three… Hey don't look at me like that I have my Towel, am currently wearing my Disaster Area T-Shirt, have a babble fish inserted, and even better it's Friday here.. Woot!

22. Kirk Taylor  •  Mar 14, 2013 @9:08 pm
    

    @David – I almost refused to push it again, assuming you were part of the plot to trick me, yet again, into clicking it. I'm not sure what it means that I finally succumbed and clicked, once again, this time to find a satisfying link to the Hitchhiker's Guide.
    If I push it again, does it go somewhere different? Do I dare…

23. Joe Pullen  •  Mar 14, 2013 @9:27 pm
    

    @GThompson – dude you are such a nerd moreover I'm scared that I actually understand your reference points.

24. steve  •  Mar 15, 2013 @12:48 pm
    

    @David – I think your hardening broke using the RSS feed. I get 403 forbidden errors from Feedly. (But not from Google Reader, which is sadly going away.)

25. David  •  Mar 15, 2013 @5:32 pm
    

    steve, Please check now!

26. steve  •  Mar 16, 2013 @6:07 pm
    

    @David – it's working great now! Thanks.