Thursday April 28, 2005

I Never Could Get The Hang of Thursdays

I saw The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy today. I think I've been waiting since about 1998 when I first heard rumours of it. Oh what a bumpy ride. I have to say, I was overall pleased. I don't like the way the point of the story seemed entirely different, as well as the conclusion. But I can cope and I might go and see it again. Certain bits were VERY fun, excellent stuff turned up randomly, e.g. Marvin from the original TV series, and Arthur too. I won't tell you where, look out for them. I must admit, the beginning was superbly done, and the good old original theme tune brought a tear to my eye. Nostalgic stuff, even for me. It holds a dear place in my heart, as the beginning of my geek days. It is good old British irony at it's best. As is the new series of Dr Who, which started slowly, but the episodes about the aliens taking over the British Government were an excellent parody of UK politics right now. "They have Massive Weapons of Destruction capable of reaching us within 45 seconds!"

It's Friday! (In New Zealand anyway) That means it's the weekend soon, and for me personally it means a week off. I have many things planned (A party or three, and a gig). While I am gone, I challenge you to a puzzle. It is supposedly very easy, but only 2% of people who try can solve it because their brain prevents them from being able to when they know it was created by Einstein. It took me about an hour in total to figure out on pen and paper, but I got a bit frustrated after half an hour and came back to it after a day =) See if any of you Sun big wigs are worth your pay cheques eh :P

1) There are 5 houses of different colours.
2) In each house lives a person of a different country.
3) No one of them has the same animal, smokes the same cigarrete or drinks the same thing.
4) The english guy lives in the red house.
5) The swedish one has dogs.
6) The one from Denmark drinks tea.
7) The green house is to the left of the white one.
8) The man living in the green house drinks coffee.
9) The man that smokes Malboro has birds.
10) The man in the yellow house smmokes Hollywood.
11) The man in the third house drinks milk.
12) The guy from Norway lives in the first house.
13) The man that smokes Carlton lives beside the one that has cats.
14) The man that has horses lives beside the one that smokes Hollywood.
15) The guy that smokes Free drinks beer.
16) The german guy smokes Camel.
17) The guy from Norway lives beside the blue house
18) The guy that smokes Carlton lives beside the one that drinks water.

Who has a fish?

Maybe it's best you refrain from giving away the answer in comments so it doesn't spoil it for any latecomers. I will give you the solution on my return next Monday! At which time I shall be on a weeks training to study Solaris 10 on x86 systems.

No cheating!