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.