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.