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.