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.