no, it's immensely helpful, thanks. He has indeed a whelk's chance in a supernova* of coming up with a novel theory of Dark Matter.
Trouble is, he's been militantly anti-technology for the 30+ years I've known him. He doesn't e-mail and has never used the web. He buys a new computer and FORTRAN compiler every decade. Chances of him being able to prepare and submit for publication? There goes that whelk again ...
Thanks for even thinking of this!
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*: thanks, Douglas Adams.