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 #~~ ...&....&.
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&..&...... ~~# 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 #~~ ....&..&..
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....&....& ~~# Offer A Cup Of Steaming Tea #~~ ......&..&
&....&.... ~~# Or A Meal To The Machines #~~ .......&..
.&....&... ~~# (Sometimes, By Fey Rules, #~~ &.......&.
..&....&.. ~~# The Daemons Are Allowed #~~ .&.......&
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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.