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.