RITUALS FOR COMPUTER OPERATION                     
                                                              
¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§§ »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» §§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          §§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨ 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.