Rituals For Computer Operation                     
                                                              
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¨¨¨¨§¨§§§¨                                          ¨¨§§¨§¨§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§ The Computer Is A  Very  Common Tool  In ¨¨§§¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§ The Futures, And In Some Ways  Even Now. ¨¨§§§¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨ Its Job Is To Do  Vast Amounts Of  Small ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Calculations In A Short Amount Of  Time. ¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨ Most Work  On  The Principles Of  Posing ¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨ The  Problem  On A  Hilbert Plane, Which ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨ Is  Then  Folded  Out  Of Causality,  So ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨¨§§§¨¨ That   Daemons  Can  Solve  The  Problem §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨§¨§§¨   Without Affecting Real Life. (These    §§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨¨§§§ Daemons  Are  Under  Contract  With  The ¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨§¨§         Computer Manufacturer.)          ¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨§                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨§   It'S Commonplace For Programmers And   ¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨ Clerks  To  Pray  To The "Gods" Of Their ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨ Computer,  Or To The Daemons  Doing  The ¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§ Work,   For  A  Quick  And   Fault  Free §¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§                Operation.                §§¨¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨       Some Ubiquitous And Generally      ¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    Non-Controversial Rituals Include:    ¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨      ~~# Light A Scented Candle #~~      §¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨        ~~# For Quiet And Calm #~~        ¨§¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨     ~~# Recite A Mantra Or Other #~~     §¨¨§¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨    ~~# Reassuring Message To Make #~~    §§¨¨§¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨¨¨¨§§§     ~~# The Computer Comfortable #~~     ¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨§            ~~# And At Ease #~~           ¨§§§¨¨§¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨§     ~~# Some Like To Say A Brief #~~     ¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨     ~~# Prayer For Solace, To Be #~~     §¨¨§¨§§¨¨§
§¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨   ~~# Left Alone During Their Work #~~   §§¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          §§§¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨§§¨    ~~# Offer A Cup Of Steaming Tea #~~   §¨§§¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨§¨¨¨§§§     ~~# Or A Meal To The Machines #~~    ¨¨§§§¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨§¨¨§¨§     ~~# (Sometimes, By Fey Rules, #~~    ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨§     ~~# The Daemons Are Allowed #~~      ¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨§¨¨§        ~~# To Respond To This) #~~       §¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨§§§¨
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           Would    You    Consider    Code    Golf           
           To    Be     A     Kind    Of    Prayer?           
           As   In,   You   Make    A   Convoluted,           
           Intricate,   Beautiful,    And   Useless           
           Artifact.  As  In,  You'Re   Using  Your           
           Skills    To    Ask    For    Something,           
                                                              
           ...I'D   Ask  For  A  Handful  Of  Bugs?           
                                                              
           Code    Has    Bugs,    Lots   Of    It.