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.