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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.