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.