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.