Rituals For Computer Operation
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&&&....... The Problem On A Hilbert Plane, Which &......&..
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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.