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. ¨¨#¨##¨¨¨#
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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 ¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
#¨##¨¨¨#¨¨ 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: #¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨
¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ##¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨
¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨ ==# 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.