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.