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.