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.