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.