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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           -     --     -     -     ,     -,      ,           
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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.