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.