rituals for computer operation                     
                                                              
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£,,,££,,,, the futures, and in some ways even  now. £,,££,,£££
,,£,,,,£££ its job is to do vast  amounts of  small ,,,,,,,,££
,,,,££,,£, calculations in a short  amount of time. £££££££,,,
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££,,££££££ 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 ,,,,£££££,
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££,,££,,,,   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 #~~   ££££££££,,
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,££££,,,,£   ~~# offer a cup of steaming tea #~~    ,,££££,,,,
,,££,,££,,    ~~# or a meal to the machines #~~     £,,££,,£££
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££££££££££     ~~# 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.