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.