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:    ¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@
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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 #»»            ¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@
@¨@@¨@¨@¨@                                          ¨@¨@¨@¨@¨¨
@¨¨@¨@¨@¨@     »»# 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.