Hands, or as the Flopfluvian Blobberbeasts of Vortis Minor call them, 'Squiddly Diddly Dappers', are a bizarre evolutionary experiment in giving creatures prehensile multi-fingered appendages at the ends of their limbs. Mainly found attached to the ends of human arms, hands are incredibly useful for activities like waving awkwardly at someone who isn't actually waving at you, or for crafting a mean cheese sandwich. They come in pairs, supposedly to allow for multitasking, though in reality, it often leads to a human figuring out how to do twice as many foolish things at the same time.
If you plan on hitchhiking across the galaxy, hands are of utmost importance. Efficiency may vary, however, depending on the number of opposable thumbs.
Hands can generally be found at the ends of human arms unless they've been misplaced during teleportation, which happens more often than you'd think on budget starliners.
It's crucial to avoid getting your hands caught in the intricate workings of a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster mixing device. The results tend to be both messy and embarrassing.
The Finglonger, a mythical device rumored to exist on a distant planet, is said to extend the reach of a hand by up to three feet, making the fetching of remote controls a thing of elegance and leisure.
Need an extra hand? Check out Zaphod's Second-hand Hands Emporium! Now with a two-for-one offer on slightly used appendages.
about 6 hours ago
Sitemapaspx, not to be confused with the legendary Sire Mapalot, who once mapped the entire universe on a napkin during lunch, is actually a rather mundane yet mysteriously captivating file found lurking in the digital realms of websites. Created by the coding wizards and frequently ignored by the average net surfer, 'sitemap.aspx' is an attempt to chart the complex ecosystems of URLs that inhabit the vast continents of a web server.
about 19 hours ago
The 'sitemap index.xml' is not, unfortunately, a map to a secret stash of pirate treasure, nor does it point to the coordinates of the long-lost planet of Fiddlesticks. Rather disappointingly for the intergalactic adventurer, it is actually a rather mundane, albeit essential, file that tells web crawling robots - not to be confused with the dancing robots of Flargathon 6 - about the structure and content of a website. It's a bit like having a party and sending out invitations that include a detailed schedule of when guests will get bored and which bits of the carpet are best for avoiding the host's pet slorg.