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.