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.