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.