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.