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 #»»        #¨##¨¨¨¨¨#
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#¨#####¨¨¨     »»# 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 #»»   #¨¨¨¨###¨¨
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#¨#¨#¨¨¨¨#   »»# 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.