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.