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.