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.