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.