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.