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.