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. @.....@...
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.@....@... 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.) @..@..@...
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.@@.@..@@. 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. .@@@.@@@.@
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..@@.@@@@@ SOME UBIQUITOUS AND GENERALLY @.@.@.@.@.
.@.@@..... NON-CONTROVERSIAL RITUALS INCLUDE: @@@@@@@@@.
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..@@@...@@ ~~# LIGHT A SCENTED CANDLE #~~ .......@@@
.@..@..@.@ ~~# FOR QUIET AND CALM #~~ ......@..@
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.@@.@@..@. ~~# RECITE A MANTRA OR OTHER #~~ ....@.@@..
@.@@.@.@@@ ~~# REASSURING MESSAGE TO MAKE #~~ ...@@@.@..
@@.@@@@..@ ~~# THE COMPUTER COMFORTABLE #~~ ..@..@@@.@
.@@...@.@@ ~~# AND AT EASE #~~ .@@.@..@@.
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@@@.@..@.@ ~~# SOME LIKE TO SAY A BRIEF #~~ @@..@@@@@@
..@@@.@@@. ~~# PRAYER FOR SOLACE, TO BE #~~ .@.@......
.@..@@..@@ ~~# LEFT ALONE DURING THEIR WORK #~~ @@@@......
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.@@@@@@@.@ ~~# 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.