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. ,@,,@,,@,@
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@,@,,@,@,@ 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.)          ,@,,@,,@,@
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@,@,,@,@,@   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.                ,@,,@,,@,@
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@,@,,@,@,@      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 #~~           ,@,@@,@@,,
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@,@,@@,@,@     ~~# some like to say a brief #~~     ,@,@@,@@,,
@,@,,@,@,@     ~~# prayer for solace, to be #~~     ,@,,@,,@,@
@,@,@@,@,@   ~~# left alone during their work #~~   ,@,@@,@@,,
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@,@,@@,@,@    ~~# 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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           ,,,~,      ,   ~~,   ,           ~,   ,~           
           ,     ,,     ,     ,      ,     ,,     ,           
           ,            ,                  †      ,           
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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.