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. .....@..@@
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...@@.@.@. some ubiquitous and generally .....@.@@@
@..@.@@@@@ non-controversial rituals include: .....@@@..
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@.@@..@... ==# light a scented candle #== .....@@.@@
.@@.@.@@.. ==# for quiet and calm #== .....@.@@.
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@@@@...@@@ ==# recite a mantra or other #== .....@..@@
....@..@.. ==# reassuring message to make #== .....@@.@.
....@@.@@. ==# the computer comfortable #== .....@.@@@
@...@.@@.@ ==# and at ease #== @....@@@..
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@.@.@..@@. ==# some like to say a brief #== .@@..@@.@@
.@@@@@.@.@ ==# prayer for solace, to be #== .@.@.@.@@.
.@....@@@@ ==# left alone during their work #== @@@@@@@@.@
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...@..@@.. ==# 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.