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.