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.