R1TU4LS FOR COMPUT3R OP3R4T1ON                     
                                                              
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§§¨¨¨§§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨ TH3 COMPUT3R  1S 4  V3RY  COMMON TOOL 1N ¨§§§§§§§§¨
§§¨¨¨§§¨¨¨ TH3 FUTUR3S, 4ND 1N SOM3  W4YS 3VEN NOW. ¨¨§§§§§§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§ 1TS  JOB 1S TO DO  V4ST 4MOUNTS OF SM4LL ¨¨¨§§§§¨¨¨
§§¨¨¨§§¨¨§ C4LCULAT1ONS 1N 4 SHORT 4MOUNT  OF T1M3. §§¨¨§§¨¨§§
§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨¨¨¨¨§§§§¨ MOST WORK  ON TH3  PR1NCIPL3S  OF POS1NG §§§§§§§§¨¨
§§§§¨¨§§¨¨ TH3  PROBL3M ON 4  H1LB3RT PL4N3,  WH1CH ¨§§§§§§¨¨§
§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§ 1S  TH3N  FOLD3D  OUT  OF  C4USAL1TY, SO ¨¨§§§§¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨§§§§¨¨ TH4T  D43MONS  C4N  SOLV3  TH3   PROBL3M ¨¨¨§§¨¨§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§    W1THOUT 4FF3CT1NG R34L L1F3. (TH3SE   §§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
§§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨ D43MONS  4R3  UND3R  CONTR4CT  W1TH  TH3 §¨¨§§§§§§§
§§§¨¨§§§§¨         COMPUT3R M4NUFACTUR3R.)          ¨¨¨¨§§§§§§
§§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨                                          §§§¨¨§§§§§
§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§   1T'S COMMONPL4C3 FOR PROGR4MM3RS 4ND   §§¨¨¨¨§§§§
¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨ CL3RKS TO PR4Y TO TH3  "GODS"  OF  TH31R ¨¨¨§§¨¨§§§
¨§§§§¨¨¨¨§ COMPUT3R, OR TO  TH3  D43MONS  DO1NG TH3 §§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨§§¨¨§§¨¨ WORK,  FOR  4   QU1CK  4ND  F4ULT   FR3E §¨¨§§§§¨¨¨
§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§                OP3R4T1ON.                ¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§§
¨¨§§§§§§¨¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨¨¨§§§§¨¨¨       SOM3 UB1QUITOUS 4ND G3NER4LLY      ¨¨¨¨§§§§¨¨
§§¨¨§§¨¨§§    NON-CONTROV3RS14L R1TU4LS 1NCLUD3:    ¨§§¨¨§§¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§§§§§¨¨      ~~# L1GHT 4 SC3NTED C4NDL3 #~~      §§§§§§§§§¨
§¨¨§§§§¨¨§        ~~# FOR QU13T 4ND C4LM #~~        §§§§§§§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          §§§§§§§¨¨¨
§§§¨¨¨¨§§¨     ~~# R3C1TE 4 M4NTRA OR OTH3R #~~     §§§§§§¨¨§§
§§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨    ~~# R34SSUR1NG M3SS4GE TO M4K3 #~~    ¨§§§§¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§     ~~# TH3 COMPUT3R COMFORT4BL3 #~~     ¨¨§§¨¨§§¨¨
¨¨§§§§¨¨§§           ~~# 4ND 4T 34SE #~~            ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§                                          §§§§§§§§§§
¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨     ~~# SOM3 L1K3 TO S4Y 4 BR13F #~~     §§§§§§§§§§
¨§§§§¨¨¨¨§     ~~# PR4Y3R FOR SOL4C3, TO B3 #~~     §§§§§§§§§¨
¨¨§§¨¨§§¨¨   ~~# L3FT 4LON3 DUR1NG TH31R WORK #~~   §§§§§§§§¨¨
§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§                                          §§§§§§§¨¨§
¨¨§§§§§§¨¨    ~~# OFF3R 4 CUP OF ST34M1NG T34 #~~   ¨§§§§§¨¨¨¨
§¨¨§§§§¨¨¨     ~~# OR 4 M34L TO TH3 M4CH1N3S #~~    ¨¨§§§¨¨§§§
¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§§     ~~# (SOM3T1MES, BY F3Y RUL3S, #~~    §¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§
¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨      ~~# TH3 D43MONS 4R3 4LLOW3D #~~     ¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§§§§§§       ~~# TO R3SPOND TO TH1S) #~~        ¨§§§¨¨¨¨§§
¨§§¨¨§§§§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨§§¨¨¨
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