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.