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.