Rituals For Computer Operation
..&&&...&. ---------------------------------------- &.&&&&&&..
..&..&..&& .&&.....&.
..&&.&&.&. 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) #-- .&&.&....&
...&&&&.&. &&.&&&...&
&..&...&&& ---------------------------------------- &.&&..&..&
,,,-, , --, , -, ,-
, ,, , , . ,. .
. . % .
.
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.