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.