R1TU4LS FOR COMPUT3R OP3R4T1ON                     
                                                              
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§¨§¨§¨§¨¨§                                          ¨§§¨§§§¨¨¨
§§§§§§§¨§¨ TH3 COMPUT3R 1S  4 V3RY COMMON  TOOL  1N §¨§§¨¨§¨¨§
¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§§ TH3 FUTUR3S, 4ND 1N  SOM3 W4YS 3VEN NOW. §§¨§¨§§¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨ 1TS JOB 1S TO DO  V4ST 4MOUNTS OF  SM4LL ¨§§§§¨§§§¨
¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨§ C4LCULAT1ONS 1N 4 SHORT  4MOUNT OF T1M3. §¨¨¨§§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§¨§¨¨§§                                          §¨¨§¨§¨§§¨
¨¨§§§§¨§¨¨ MOST  WORK ON  TH3  PR1NCIPL3S OF POS1NG §¨§§§§§¨§¨
¨§¨¨¨§§§¨§ 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.)          ¨¨¨¨§§§§§¨
§§§§§§¨¨§§                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨§¨¨   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.                ¨¨§¨§§¨§§§
§§§§§§§¨§§                                          ¨§§§¨§§¨¨§
¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨§      SOM3 UB1QUITOUS 4ND G3NER4LLY       §¨¨§§¨§¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨    NON-CONTROV3RS14L R1TU4LS 1NCLUD3:    §¨§¨§§§§§¨
¨¨¨¨§§§¨§¨                                          §§§§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§¨¨§§§§      »»# L1GHT 4 SC3NTED C4NDL3 #»»      ¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§¨
¨¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨        »»# FOR QU13T 4ND C4LM #»»        ¨¨§§¨¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§§§¨¨¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§§§§¨
§§§¨¨§¨¨§¨     »»# 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 #»»   §§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨§§¨§¨¨¨§§                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§¨
§¨§§§¨¨§¨¨   »»# OFF3R 4 CUP OF ST34M1NG T34 #»»    §§¨¨¨¨§¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨§§¨§     »»# OR 4 M34L TO TH3 M4CH1N3S #»»    ¨§¨¨¨§§§§§
¨§¨§§§¨§§¨    »»# (SOM3T1MES, BY F3Y RUL3S, #»»     §§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
§§§¨¨§§¨§¨     »»# TH3 D43MONS 4R3 4LLOW3D #»»      ¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨§¨§§§§        »»# TO R3SPOND TO TH1S) #»»       §§§¨§¨¨¨¨§
¨§§§§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨¨§§
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