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.