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: ##¨¨¨¨####
¨¨##¨¨#### #¨¨##¨¨###
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨### --# 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 #-- ######¨¨#¨
##¨¨¨¨##¨¨ ¨####¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨##¨¨¨¨# --# 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.