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.