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.