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.