RITUALS FOR COMPUTER OPERATION ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@@ ---------------------------------------- ¨@¨¨@@¨¨@@ ¨@@@@@@¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨@@@@¨¨@@ 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) #-- @@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@ ---------------------------------------- @@@@@@@@@@ ----- - --- - -- -- - -- - - ¨ -¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ § ¨ ¨ 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.