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.