the meaning of liff, thhgttg and dirk gently’s detective holistic agency are some of the funniest comedic sci-fi novels ever written. well the meaning of liff wasn’t really a novel. anyway, doug adams was a big fan of the internet and would commonly post to usenet back in the day. here’s his first posting on usenet.

I’ve finally managed to get a convenient connection to the Internet. I opened an account at the Santa Fe Institute earlier in the year, but it was slow and complicated using it from London so I gave up on it. I know there is a ton of accumulated mail on my Santa Fe account, which I will try and get to. I’ll try and post news here from time to time if it seems like it might interest people – for instance, it looks as if the HHGG movie is finally coming after the shelf after 10 years.