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.