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.