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.