rituals for computer operation
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@,@@,,,,,@ the futures, and in some ways even now. ,,,@,,,,,,
,,@@@,,,,, its job is to do vast amounts of small ,,,,@,,,,,
,,@,@@,,,, calculations in a short amount of time. ,,,,,@,,,,
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,,,,@,@@,, 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 @@,,@,,,,,
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,,,,,@,,,, it's commonplace for programmers and ,@,@@,,@,,
,,,,,,@,,, clerks to pray to the "gods" of their ,,,@@@,,@,
,,,,,,,@,, computer, or to the daemons doing the ,,,@,@@,,@
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@,,@,,,,,, some ubiquitous and generally @@,,,,,@,@
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,@@@,,@,,, ==# light a scented candle #== ,@,@@,,,,,
,@,@@,,@,, ==# for quiet and calm #== ,,,@@@,,,,
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,,,@,@@,,@ ==# 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 #== ,,,,,,@@@,
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@,,@,@@,,, ==# 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.