RITUALS FOR COMPUTER OPERATION                     
                                                              
§§§¨¨§¨§¨§ »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» §§¨§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨§§§§§¨                                          ¨§§§¨¨¨§§§
¨§§§¨¨¨¨§¨ 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.                §§¨¨§§§¨¨§
§§§§¨§§§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§§
¨¨¨§§¨¨§§¨      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.