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. ,,,,,,,£,£
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,££,,,£,,, 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.                £,,,,,,£££
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££,,£,,,,,       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.