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.