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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.