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. ,££,,,,£££
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,,£££,,,,, 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.)          £,,£££££,,
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£££,,,,£,,   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.