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 #,##,,,,,,
,,,###,,,# that  daemons  can  solve  the   problem ,,###,,,,,
,,,#,##,,,    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 ,,,,#,,,##
##,,,,,,,# computer,  or to the daemons  doing  the ,,,,,#,,#,
###,,,,,,, work,   for  a  quick   and  fault  free #,,,,,#,,,
#,##,,,,,,                operation.                ,#,,,,,#,,
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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.