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.