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.