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. ¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤
¨¤¨¤¤¨¨¤¨¤ ¤¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤
¨¤¨¨¤¨¤¤¨¤ 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.