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.