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.