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.