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.