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.