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. ,,,§,,,,§§
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,,§§,§§,§, 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.)          ,§,,§§,,§§
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,§§,,§,§§,   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.                §§§,§,§,,,
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§,§§,§§§,,      SOME UBIQUITOUS AND GENERALLY       ,,,§,,,,§,
§§§,§§,,§,    NON-CONTROVERSIAL RITUALS INCLUDE:    ,,,§§,,,§§
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,,,§,§§§§,      ==# LIGHT A SCENTED CANDLE #==      ,§,§§§§,§§
§,,§§§,,,§        ==# FOR QUIET AND CALM #==        ,§§§,,,§§,
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,,§§§,§§,§     ==# RECITE A MANTRA OR OTHER #==     §§§,§§,§§§
§,§,,§§,§§    ==# REASSURING MESSAGE TO MAKE #==    ,,,§§,§§,,
§§§§,§,§§,     ==# THE COMPUTER COMFORTABLE #==     ,,,§,§§,§,
§,,,§§§§,§           ==# AND AT EASE #==            §,,§§§,§§§
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,§§,§§,,§,     ==# SOME LIKE TO SAY A BRIEF #==     ,,§§§,§,§,
,§,§§,§,§§     ==# PRAYER FOR SOLACE, TO BE #==     §,§,,§§§§§
§§§§,§§§§,   ==# LEFT ALONE DURING THEIR WORK #==   §§§§,§,,,,
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§§,,§,§,,§   ==# 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.