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 ,#,#,##,##
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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 #~~      ,####,#,#,
##,##,##,,        ~~# 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.