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.