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.