"Sal M. O'Nella" wrote in
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"gareth" wrote in message
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Relying on someone's NEC program to number crunch to
produce the answer 42 is not the same as understanding
what is going on as an aid to didactification of novices.
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Nobody says "didactification."



He did. I think it was that as much as the 42 bit that made me spiral
outward into to Douglas Adams-related fun. It sounded like it came from some
pronouncement from the Guide.