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.