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.