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. .¤..¤.¤¤.¤
.¤.¤..¤.¤. ¤¤.¤¤..¤.¤
.¤.¤.¤¤.¤. 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 #~~ ¤¤.¤¤..¤.¤
.¤.¤.¤¤.¤. .¤..¤.¤¤.¤
.¤.¤..¤.¤. ~~# 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.