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 #~~ ¨¨¨¨&&¨¨¨¨
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¨¨&&&&&&&& ~~# 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.