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.