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.