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. ...¤.¤¤...
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...¤...... 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.) ..¤.¤¤....
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...¤.¤¤... 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. .¤¤.....¤.
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¤.¤¤.....¤ some ubiquitous and generally .¤.¤¤.....
..¤¤¤..... non-controversial rituals include: ...¤¤¤....
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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.