Newsreaders still feel it is worth a special and rather worrying mention if, for instance, a crime was planned by people ‘over the Internet.’ They don’t bother to mention when criminals use the telephone or the M4, or discuss their dastardly plans ‘over a cup of tea,’ though each of these was new and controversial in their day.
– Douglas Adams quoted (last month but who cares?) by Kevin Marks
quoted (last month but who cares?)
What I care about is that Adams was not around last month to say it. He is sadly missed, and needed.
Hear, hear.
It’s those carrier pigeons you have to watch out for,followed by the runners with cleft sticks.
Read the whole of that essay by Douglas, and weep for our loss in not having him comment on what the web is now.