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. @..@.@@...
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.......@@@ Most Work On The Principles Of Posing @@@..@.@@.
.......@.@ The Problem On A Hilbert Plane, Which @.@@...@@@
@........@ Is Then Folded Out Of Causality, So ..@@@..@.@
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.@@....... Without Affecting Real Life. (These @...@@@..@
.@@@...... Daemons Are Under Contract With The .@..@.@@..
.@.@@..... Computer Manufacturer.) ..@...@@@.
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@..@.@@... It'S Commonplace For Programmers And ....@...@@
@@...@@@.. Clerks To Pray To The "Gods" Of Their @....@..@.
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@.@@...@@@ Work, For A Quick And Fault Free .@@....@..
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@...@@@..@ Some Ubiquitous And Generally ...@@@....
.@..@.@@.. Non-Controversial Rituals Include: ...@.@@...
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...@..@.@@ ~~# Light A Scented Candle #~~ @....@.@@.
....@...@@ ~~# For Quiet And Calm #~~ .@.....@@@
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@@....@... ~~# Recite A Mantra Or Other #~~ @..@.....@
.@@....@.. ~~# Reassuring Message To Make #~~ .@..@....@
.@@@....@. ~~# The Computer Comfortable #~~ ..@..@....
.@.@@....@ ~~# And At Ease #~~ ...@..@...
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...@.@@... ~~# Some Like To Say A Brief #~~ @....@..@.
.....@@@.. ~~# Prayer For Solace, To Be #~~ @@....@..@
@....@.@@. ~~# Left Alone During Their Work #~~ .@@....@..
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..@....@.@ ~~# 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.