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. §§¨§¨¨¨¨§¨
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¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨§ 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.                ¨§§¨§¨§¨¨¨
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§¨§§§§¨¨¨¨      SOM3 UB1QUITOUS 4ND G3NER4LLY       §§¨¨¨¨§¨¨§
§§¨¨¨§¨¨¨§    NON-CONTROV3RS14L R1TU4LS 1NCLUD3:    ¨§¨¨¨§§¨§¨
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§§¨§¨§¨§§¨      ««# 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 #««   §¨¨¨§§¨§¨§
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¨¨§§§¨§¨§¨    ««# 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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