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:    ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨§§¨§¨¨§¨      ««# 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.