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:    @,,@,@,@@,
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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 #~~   @,,@,@,@@,
@,,@,,@,@,                                          @,@@,@,,@,
@,@@,@@,@,   ~~# 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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           ---~-      -   ~~-   -           ~-   -~           
           -     --     -     -     ,      -,     ,           
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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.