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.