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.