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.) ¨¨¤¨¨¤¨¨¨¨
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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 ¤¨¨¨¨¨¤¨¨¤
¤¨¨¨¨¤¨¨¨¨ WORK, FOR A QUICK AND FAULT FREE ¤¤¨¨¨¨¨¤¨¨
¨¤¨¨¨¨¤¨¨¨ OPERATION. ¨¤¤¨¨¨¨¨¤¨
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¤¨¨¤¨¨¨¨¤¨ 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 #-- ¨¨¨¤¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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.