RITUALS FOR COMPUTER OPERATION                     
                                                              
§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨ «««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« §§§¨¨¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          §¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨§¨§§¨ 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.