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.