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.