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.