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.                ##¨#¨¨¨#¨¨
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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 #--           ¨¨#####¨¨¨
¨##¨¨¨¨###                                          ¨#¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨
#¨#¨¨¨#¨¨¨     --# 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.