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.