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.