RITUALS FOR COMPUTER OPERATION                     
                                                              
,,,,,,£,,, «««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« ,,,,,£,,£,
£££££,,,££                                          ££££,,,,,,
,£££,,£,,£ 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) #««       ££££££££££
££££££££££                                          ££££££££££
££££££££££ «««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« ££££££££££
           ...«.     .   ««.   .            «.   .«           
           .     ..     .     .     ,      .,     ,           
           ,            ,                  %      ,           
                              ,                               
                                                              
                                                              
           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.