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.