rituals for computer operation
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@,,@@@@@,@ its job is to do vast amounts of small ,,@@,@,@@,
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,,@,,@@,,@ most work on the principles of posing ,,@,,@,@,@
,@@,@,@,@@ the problem on a hilbert plane, which ,@@,@@@@@@
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@@,,,,,@,, that daemons can solve the problem @@,@,,,,@,
,@,,,,@@,@ without affecting real life. (these ,@@@,,,@@@
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,@@@,@,@,, it's commonplace for programmers and ,@@,@@,,@@
@,,@@@@@,, clerks to pray to the "gods" of their @,@@,@,@,@
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@,@,,,@@,, ~~# light a scented candle #~~ @@,@,,@,@,
@@@,,@,@,@ ~~# for quiet and calm #~~ ,@@@,@@@@@
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,@@@,,,,@@ ~~# recite a mantra or other #~~ @,@,@,,,,,
@,,@,,,@,@ ~~# reassuring message to make #~~ @@@@@,,,,,
@,@@,,@@@@ ~~# the computer comfortable #~~ ,,,,@,,,,@
@@,@,@,,,, ~~# and at ease #~~ ,,,@@,,,@,
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@,,,,@,,,, ~~# some like to say a brief #~~ ,@@@@,@,,@
@,,,@@,,,, ~~# prayer for solace, to be #~~ @,,,@@@,@,
@,,@,@,,,, ~~# left alone during their work #~~ @,,@,,@@@@
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@@,,,@,,,, ~~# 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.