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.