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.