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.