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. ###¨##¨###
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#¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨ 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.