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.