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. @¨@@¨@¨@¨@
¨@¨¨@¨@¨@@ @¨¨@¨@¨@¨@
¨@¨@@¨@¨¨@ 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.