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.