R1TU4LS FOR COMPUT3R OP3R4T1ON                     
                                                              
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¨¨¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨§¨¨
¨¨§§§¨§§§§ TH3  COMPUT3R 1S  4  V3RY COMMON TOOL 1N ¨¨§¨¨§§§¨¨
¨§¨¨§§¨¨¨§ TH3 FUTUR3S, 4ND  1N SOM3 W4YS 3VEN NOW. ¨§§¨§¨¨§¨¨
§§¨§¨§¨¨§¨ 1TS  JOB 1S TO DO V4ST 4MOUNTS OF  SM4LL §¨§§§¨§§¨¨
¨§§§§§¨§§¨ C4LCULAT1ONS 1N 4 SHORT  4MOUNT OF T1M3. §§¨¨§§¨§¨§
§¨¨¨¨§§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§§§§§
§¨¨¨§¨§§§¨ MOST WORK  ON  TH3  PR1NCIPL3S OF POS1NG §§§§§¨¨¨¨¨
§¨¨§§§¨¨§¨ TH3  PROBL3M  ON  4 H1LB3RT PL4N3, WH1CH ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§
§¨§¨¨§¨§§§ 1S  TH3N  FOLD3D  OUT  OF  C4USAL1TY, SO ¨¨¨§§¨¨¨§¨
§§§¨§§§¨¨¨ TH4T  D43MONS   C4N  SOLV3  TH3  PROBL3M ¨¨§¨§¨¨§§§
¨¨§§¨¨§¨¨§    W1THOUT 4FF3CT1NG R34L L1F3. (TH3SE   ¨§§§§¨§¨¨¨
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨ D43MONS  4R3  UND3R  CONTR4CT  W1TH  TH3 §¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨
§§§§§¨§§§¨         COMPUT3R M4NUFACTUR3R.)          §¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§¨                                          §¨§§¨§§¨¨§
¨¨¨§¨§¨§§§   1T'S COMMONPL4C3 FOR PROGR4MM3RS 4ND   §§¨§§¨§¨§§
¨¨§§§§§¨¨¨ CL3RKS TO PR4Y  TO TH3  "GODS"  OF TH31R ¨§§¨§§§§¨§
¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨ COMPUT3R,  OR TO  TH3  D43MONS DO1NG TH3 §¨§§¨¨¨§§§
§§¨¨¨§§¨¨¨ WORK,  FOR   4  QU1CK  4ND   F4ULT  FR3E §§¨§¨¨§¨¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨§                OP3R4T1ON.                ¨§§§¨§§¨§¨
§§¨§§§§¨§§                                          §¨¨§§¨§§§¨
¨§§¨¨¨§§¨¨      SOM3 UB1QUITOUS 4ND G3NER4LLY       §¨§¨§§¨¨§§
§¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨    NON-CONTROV3RS14L R1TU4LS 1NCLUD3:    §§§§¨§¨§¨§
§§§¨§§§§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§§§§§§¨
¨¨§§¨¨¨§¨§      --# L1GHT 4 SC3NTED C4NDL3 #--      ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§
¨§¨§¨¨§§§§        --# FOR QU13T 4ND C4LM #--        ¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨§
§§§§¨§¨¨¨§                                          §¨§¨¨¨§§§§
¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨     --# R3C1TE 4 M4NTRA OR OTH3R #--     §§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨§§§    --# R34SSUR1NG M3SS4GE TO M4K3 #--    ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨
¨§§¨§§§¨¨¨     --# TH3 COMPUT3R COMFORT4BL3 #--     ¨§§§¨§¨¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨           --# 4ND 4T 34SE #--            §¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨
§§¨§¨§§¨¨§                                          §¨§¨¨§¨¨¨§
¨§§§§¨§¨§§     --# SOM3 L1K3 TO S4Y 4 BR13F #--     §§§¨§§¨¨§¨
§¨¨¨§§§§¨¨     --# PR4Y3R FOR SOL4C3, TO B3 #--     ¨¨§§¨§¨§§¨
§¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§   --# L3FT 4LON3 DUR1NG TH31R WORK #--   ¨§¨§§§§¨§§
§¨§§¨¨§§§§                                          §§§¨¨¨§§¨¨
§§¨§¨§¨¨¨§   --# OFF3R 4 CUP OF ST34M1NG T34 #--    ¨¨§¨¨§¨§¨§
¨§§§§§¨¨§¨     --# OR 4 M34L TO TH3 M4CH1N3S #--    ¨§§¨§§§§§¨
§¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨    --# (SOM3T1MES, BY F3Y RUL3S, #--     §¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨
§¨¨¨§§§¨§§     --# TH3 D43MONS 4R3 4LLOW3D #--      §§¨§¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨§¨¨§§¨¨       --# TO R3SPOND TO TH1S) #--        ¨§§§¨¨§¨¨¨
§¨§§¨§¨§¨¨                                          §¨¨§¨§§¨¨§
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           TO    B3     4    K1ND    OF     PR4Y3R?           
           4S   1N,    YOU   M4K3   4   CONVOLUT3D,           
           1NTRIC4T3,   B34UT1FUL,   4ND    US3LESS           
           4RT1FACT.  4S  1N,  YOU'R3  US1NG   YOUR           
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           ...1'D  4SK   FOR  4  H4NDFUL  OF  BUGS?           
                                                              
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