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.