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¨&¨¨¨&&¨&& TH3 COMPUT3R 1S 4 V3RY COMMON TOOL 1N &&¨¨&¨&¨¨¨
&&¨¨&¨&&¨¨ TH3 FUTUR3S, 4ND 1N SOM3 W4YS 3VEN NOW. ¨&¨&&&&¨¨¨
¨&¨&&&¨&¨¨ 1TS JOB 1S TO DO V4ST 4MOUNTS OF SM4LL &&&¨¨¨&¨¨&
&&&¨¨&&&¨& C4LCULAT1ONS 1N 4 SHORT 4MOUNT OF T1M3. ¨¨&¨¨&&¨&&
¨¨&¨&¨¨&&& ¨&&¨&¨&&¨¨
¨&&&&¨&¨¨¨ MOST WORK ON TH3 PR1NCIPL3S OF POS1NG &¨&&&&¨&¨¨
&¨¨¨&&&¨¨& TH3 PROBL3M ON 4 H1LB3RT PL4N3, WH1CH &&¨¨¨&&&¨¨
&¨¨&¨¨&¨&¨ 1S TH3N FOLD3D OUT OF C4USAL1TY, SO ¨&¨¨&¨¨&¨&
&¨&&¨&&&&& TH4T D43MONS C4N SOLV3 TH3 PROBL3M &&¨&&¨&&&¨
&&¨&&¨¨¨¨¨ W1THOUT 4FF3CT1NG R34L L1F3. (TH3SE ¨&&¨&&¨¨&&
¨&&¨&¨¨¨¨¨ D43MONS 4R3 UND3R CONTR4CT W1TH TH3 &¨&&¨&¨&¨¨
&¨&&&¨¨¨¨¨ COMPUT3R M4NUFACTUR3R.) &&¨&&&&&¨¨
&&¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨ ¨&&¨¨¨¨&¨&
¨&¨&&¨¨¨¨¨ 1T'S COMMONPL4C3 FOR PROGR4MM3RS 4ND &¨&¨¨¨&&&¨
&&&¨&¨¨¨¨& CL3RKS TO PR4Y TO TH3 "GODS" OF TH31R &&&¨¨&¨¨&¨
¨¨&&&¨¨¨&¨ COMPUT3R, OR TO TH3 D43MONS DO1NG TH3 ¨¨&¨&&¨&&&
¨&¨¨&¨¨&&¨ WORK, FOR 4 QU1CK 4ND F4ULT FR3E ¨&&&¨&&¨¨&
&&¨&&¨&¨&& OP3R4T1ON. &¨¨&&¨&¨&&
¨&&¨&&&&¨¨ &¨&¨&&&&¨¨
&¨&&¨¨¨&¨& SOM3 UB1QUITOUS 4ND G3NER4LLY &&&&¨¨¨&¨¨
&&¨&¨¨&&&¨ NON-CONTROV3RS14L R1TU4LS 1NCLUD3: ¨¨¨&¨¨&&¨&
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&¨¨&&&¨&¨& ««# L1GHT 4 SC3NTED C4NDL3 #«« ¨&¨&&&&¨&¨
&¨&¨¨&&&&¨ ««# FOR QU13T 4ND C4LM #«« &&&¨¨¨&&&&
&&&¨&¨¨¨&¨ ¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨¨
¨¨&&&¨¨&&& ««# R3C1TE 4 M4NTRA OR OTH3R #«« ¨&&¨&&¨¨¨&
¨&¨¨&¨&¨¨¨ ««# R34SSUR1NG M3SS4GE TO M4K3 #«« &¨&&¨&¨¨&&
&&¨&&&&¨¨& ««# TH3 COMPUT3R COMFORT4BL3 #«« &&¨&&&¨&¨&
¨&&¨¨¨&¨&¨ ««# 4ND 4T 34SE #«« ¨&&¨¨&&&&¨
&¨&¨¨&&&&& &¨&¨&¨¨¨&¨
&&&¨&¨¨¨¨& ««# SOM3 L1K3 TO S4Y 4 BR13F #«« &&&&&¨¨&&&
¨¨&&&¨¨¨&¨ ««# PR4Y3R FOR SOL4C3, TO B3 #«« ¨¨¨¨&¨&¨¨¨
¨&¨¨&¨¨&&¨ ««# L3FT 4LON3 DUR1NG TH31R WORK #«« ¨¨¨&&&&¨¨¨
&&¨&&¨&¨&& ¨¨&¨¨¨&¨¨¨
¨&&¨&&&&¨& ««# OFF3R 4 CUP OF ST34M1NG T34 #«« ¨&&¨¨&&¨¨&
&¨&&¨¨¨&&& ««# OR 4 M34L TO TH3 M4CH1N3S #«« &¨&¨&¨&¨&&
&&¨&¨¨&¨¨¨ ««# (SOM3T1MES, BY F3Y RUL3S, #«« &&&&&&&&¨¨
¨&&&¨&&¨¨¨ ««# TH3 D43MONS 4R3 4LLOW3D #«« ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨&
&¨¨&&¨&¨¨¨ ««# TO R3SPOND TO TH1S) #«« ¨¨¨¨¨¨&&&&
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