rituals for computer operation
¨¨¨¨&¨¨&¨& ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ &&&¨&¨¨&&¨
¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨ &¨&¨¨&¨&&&
&¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨ 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.