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.