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.