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 #»» ..¤¤¤.....
.¤..¤.¤¤.. ..¤.¤¤....
..¤...¤¤¤. »»# 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 #»» ¤¤...¤¤¤..
..¤¤¤..... ¤¤¤..¤.¤¤.
..¤.¤¤.... »»# 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.