RITUALS FOR COMPUTER OPERATION                     
                                                              
§¨§§§¨¨§¨§ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ §¨¨¨¨§¨§¨¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨§                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨§ 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.