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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..&.&.&..& 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.