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¨¨¨&&&¨&&¨ TH3 FUTUR3S, 4ND 1N SOM3 W4YS 3VEN NOW. ¨&&¨¨&¨¨¨&
¨¨&¨¨&&¨&¨ 1TS JOB 1S TO DO V4ST 4MOUNTS OF SM4LL &¨&¨&&¨¨&&
¨&&¨&¨&&&& C4LCULAT1ONS 1N 4 SHORT 4MOUNT OF T1M3. &&&&¨&¨&¨&
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¨&¨¨&&¨¨&¨ TH3 PROBL3M ON 4 H1LB3RT PL4N3, WH1CH ¨&&¨¨¨¨¨¨&
&&¨&¨&¨&&& 1S TH3N FOLD3D OUT OF C4USAL1TY, SO &¨&¨¨¨¨¨&&
¨&&&&&&¨¨¨ TH4T D43MONS C4N SOLV3 TH3 PROBL3M &&&¨¨¨¨&¨¨
&¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨ W1THOUT 4FF3CT1NG R34L L1F3. (TH3SE ¨¨&¨¨¨&&¨¨
&¨¨¨¨&&¨¨¨ D43MONS 4R3 UND3R CONTR4CT W1TH TH3 ¨&&¨¨&¨&¨&
&¨¨¨&¨&¨¨& COMPUT3R M4NUFACTUR3R.) &¨&¨&&&&&¨
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&¨&¨¨¨&&&¨ 1T'S COMMONPL4C3 FOR PROGR4MM3RS 4ND ¨¨¨&¨¨¨&¨¨
&&&¨¨&¨¨&¨ CL3RKS TO PR4Y TO TH3 "GODS" OF TH31R ¨¨&&¨¨&&¨&
¨¨&¨&&¨&&¨ COMPUT3R, OR TO TH3 D43MONS DO1NG TH3 ¨&¨&¨&¨&&¨
¨&&&¨&&¨&¨ WORK, FOR 4 QU1CK 4ND F4ULT FR3E &&&&&&&¨&¨
&¨¨&&¨&&&¨ OP3R4T1ON. ¨¨¨¨¨¨&&&¨
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&&&&¨&¨&¨& SOM3 UB1QUITOUS 4ND G3NER4LLY ¨¨¨¨&&¨&¨¨
¨¨¨&&&&&&& NON-CONTROV3RS14L R1TU4LS 1NCLUD3: ¨¨¨&¨&&&¨&
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¨¨&¨¨¨&&¨¨ ««# R3C1TE 4 M4NTRA OR OTH3R #«« &¨&¨¨&¨&¨&
¨&&¨¨&¨&¨& ««# R34SSUR1NG M3SS4GE TO M4K3 #«« &&&¨&&&&&&
&¨&¨&&&&&& ««# TH3 COMPUT3R COMFORT4BL3 #«« ¨¨&&¨¨¨¨¨&
&&&&¨¨¨¨¨¨ ««# 4ND 4T 34SE #«« ¨&¨&¨¨¨¨&¨
¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨ &&&&¨¨¨&&&
¨¨&&¨¨¨¨¨¨ ««# SOM3 L1K3 TO S4Y 4 BR13F #«« ¨¨¨&¨¨&¨¨&
¨&¨&¨¨¨¨¨& ««# PR4Y3R FOR SOL4C3, TO B3 #«« ¨¨&&¨&&¨&&
&&&&¨¨¨¨&¨ ««# L3FT 4LON3 DUR1NG TH31R WORK #«« ¨&¨&&¨&&¨&
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¨¨&&¨¨&¨¨¨ ««# OFF3R 4 CUP OF ST34M1NG T34 #«« ¨¨&&¨&&¨&¨
¨&¨&¨&&¨¨& ««# OR 4 M34L TO TH3 M4CH1N3S #«« ¨&¨&&¨&&&¨
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