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.