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.