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 @.@..@@.@@
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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.