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There are multiple HHGTTG references in it, as is the author's Twitter bio:

Vell, I'm just zis guy, you know?

(A quotation from Gag Halfrunt, Zaphod Beeblebrox's "personal brain care specialist".)

that represents a date around 292 billion years in the future, or roughly 22 times the estimated age of the universe, and thus officially Somebody Else's Problem.

And another... (Also, given Adams wrote a few Dr. Who episodes, one which turned into Life, the Universe and Everything, the "Time Lords" reference could be another.) The "Oh, and one more thing" is a slight misquote of, "And another thing."

As DNA is my favorite author bar none, I like this post a lot.

(Also, given Adams wrote a few Dr. Who episodes, one which turned into Life, the Universe and Everything, the "Time Lords" reference could be another.

Nice, a good point, well caught.

As DNA is my favorite author bar none, I like this post a lot.

Me too.

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