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.