R1TU4LS FOR COMPUT3R OP3R4T1ON                     
                                                              
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¨§§¨§§§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨§§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨ TH3 COMPUT3R  1S 4  V3RY COMMON TOOL  1N ¨¨¨§¨¨§§¨§
§§§§¨§¨§§¨ TH3 FUTUR3S,  4ND 1N SOM3 W4YS 3VEN NOW. §¨¨§§¨§¨§§
¨¨¨¨§§§§¨§ 1TS  JOB  1S TO DO V4ST 4MOUNTS OF SM4LL ¨§¨§¨§§§§¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§ C4LCULAT1ONS 1N 4 SHORT 4MOUNT  OF T1M3. §§§§§§¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§¨§§ MOST  WORK ON  TH3  PR1NCIPL3S OF POS1NG ¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨§
§§§¨§§§§§¨ TH3 PROBL3M  ON  4 H1LB3RT  PL4N3, WH1CH §¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§
¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§ 1S  TH3N  FOLD3D  OUT  OF  C4USAL1TY, SO ¨§¨¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨¨§¨§¨¨¨§ TH4T  D43MONS  C4N   SOLV3  TH3  PROBL3M ¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨§
§¨¨§§§§¨¨§    W1THOUT 4FF3CT1NG R34L L1F3. (TH3SE   §§¨§¨¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨¨§¨§ D43MONS  4R3  UND3R  CONTR4CT  W1TH  TH3 §¨§§§¨§¨§§
§§§§§¨¨§§§          COMPUT3R M4NUFACTUR3R.)         §§§¨¨§§§§¨
§¨¨¨¨§¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨§¨¨¨§
¨§¨¨¨§§§§¨   1T'S COMMONPL4C3 FOR PROGR4MM3RS 4ND   ¨¨¨§§§§¨¨§
§§§¨¨§¨¨¨§ CL3RKS  TO  PR4Y TO TH3 "GODS" OF  TH31R ¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨§ COMPUT3R,  OR  TO  TH3 D43MONS DO1NG TH3 ¨¨¨§§¨¨§§§
§¨¨§§§¨§¨§ WORK,  FOR  4   QU1CK   4ND  F4ULT  FR3E §¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§§¨§¨¨§§§§                OP3R4T1ON.                ¨§¨§§§§§§¨
§¨§§§¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨§§§¨¨       SOM3 UB1QUITOUS 4ND G3NER4LLY      §§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§
§§¨§¨§¨¨§¨    NON-CONTROV3RS14L R1TU4LS 1NCLUD3:    ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨§
¨¨§§§§§¨§§                                          §¨§§§¨§¨¨§
§¨§¨¨¨¨§§¨      ~~# L1GHT 4 SC3NTED C4NDL3 #~~      §§§¨¨§§§¨§
¨§§§¨¨¨§¨§        ~~# FOR QU13T 4ND C4LM #~~        ¨¨¨§¨§¨¨§§
§§¨¨§¨¨§§§                                          §¨¨§§§§¨§¨
§¨§¨§§¨§¨¨     ~~# R3C1TE 4 M4NTRA OR OTH3R #~~     ¨§¨§¨¨¨§§§
¨§§§§¨§§§¨    ~~# R34SSUR1NG M3SS4GE TO M4K3 #~~    §§§§§¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨§§¨¨§     ~~# TH3 COMPUT3R COMFORT4BL3 #~~     §¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨§§¨¨§¨§¨§           ~~# 4ND 4T 34SE #~~            ¨§¨¨¨§§§¨§
§§¨§¨§§§§§                                          §§§¨¨§¨¨§§
¨¨§§§§¨¨¨¨     ~~# SOM3 L1K3 TO S4Y 4 BR13F #~~     ¨¨¨§¨§§¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨     ~~# PR4Y3R FOR SOL4C3, TO B3 #~~     §¨¨§§§¨§§§
§¨§§¨¨§§¨¨   ~~# L3FT 4LON3 DUR1NG TH31R WORK #~~   ¨§¨§¨¨§§¨¨
§§§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§§§§¨§¨§¨
§¨¨§§§§§§§    ~~# OFF3R 4 CUP OF ST34M1NG T34 #~~   ¨§¨¨¨§§§§§
¨§¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨     ~~# OR 4 M34L TO TH3 M4CH1N3S #~~    ¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨§§§§¨¨¨¨¨     ~~# (SOM3T1MES, BY F3Y RUL3S, #~~    ¨§¨§¨§§¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨     ~~# TH3 D43MONS 4R3 4LLOW3D #~~      ¨§§§§§¨§¨¨
¨§§¨¨§§¨¨¨        ~~# TO R3SPOND TO TH1S) #~~       ¨§¨¨¨¨§§§¨
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨                                          §§§¨¨¨§¨¨§
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