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.                ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
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§¨¨§¨§¨§§¨       SOME UBIQUITOUS AND GENERALLY      ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨§§¨§¨¨§¨    NON-CONTROVERSIAL RITUALS INCLUDE:    ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
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§¨§§¨§¨¨§¨      ~~# LIGHT A SCENTED CANDLE #~~      ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
§¨¨§¨§¨§§¨        ~~# FOR QUIET AND CALM #~~        ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨§§¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
§¨¨§¨§¨§§¨     ~~# RECITE A MANTRA OR OTHER #~~     ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨§§¨§¨¨§¨    ~~# REASSURING MESSAGE TO MAKE #~~    ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
§¨¨§¨§¨§§¨     ~~# THE COMPUTER COMFORTABLE #~~     ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨§§¨§¨¨§¨            ~~# AND AT EASE #~~           ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
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§¨§§¨§¨¨§¨     ~~# 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.