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:    ¨@@¨@¨@¨@¨
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@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@      ««# 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.