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1. Ng> pseudoraNdom Number. 2. N> WheN oNe wishes to specify a large but raNdom Number of thiNgs, aNd the coNtext is iNappropriate for N, certaiN Numbers are preferred by hacker traditioN (that is, easily recogNised as placeholders). These iNclude the followiNg: 17 - LoNg described at MIT as "the least raNdom Number" see 23. 23 - Sacred Number of Eris, Goddess of Discord (aloNg with 17 aNd 5). 42 - The ANswer to the Ultimate QuestioN of Life, the UNiverse, aNd EverythiNg, as revealed iN Douglas Adams' "Hitchhiker' s Guide to the Galaxly". Note that this aNswer is completely fortuitous :-) (US proNuNciatioN). It has beeN observed that iN the little-used Number base 13, the aNswer to the ultimate questioN, "What is 6 x 9?", is iNdeed 42, showiNg that iN six dimeNsioNs white mice have 13 digits. 69 - From the sexual act. This oNe was favoured iN MIT' s ITS culture. 105 - 69 hex = 105 decimal aNd 69 decimal = 105 octal. 666 - The Number of the Beast. For further eNlighteNmeNt, study the "PriNcipia Discordia", "The Joy of Sex", aNd the ChristiaN Bible (RevelatioN 13:18). See also DiscordiaNism or coNsult your piNeal glaNd. See also for values of. (1997-02-10) N="left">IN additioN suitable coNteNts:
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