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. #¨##¨#¨¨¨¨
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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 ¨###¨¨¨¨¨¨
##¨#¨###¨# COMPUTER MANUFACTURER.) #¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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. ##¨####¨##
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#¨¨####¨¨¨ SOME UBIQUITOUS AND GENERALLY #¨#¨¨#¨###
#¨#¨¨¨#¨¨# NON-CONTROVERSIAL RITUALS INCLUDE: ###¨###¨¨¨
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¨¨#¨#¨##¨¨ --# 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 #-- ¨¨#¨#¨¨¨¨¨
#¨¨#¨##¨#¨ --# (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.