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.