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.