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.