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.