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.