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.