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.                ,@,@,@,,@,
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@@,@,@,@,@      some ubiquitous and generally       ,@,@,@,,@,
,@,@,@,@,,    non-controversial rituals include:    ,@,@,@,@@,
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,@,@,@,@,,      ~~# 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.