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.