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.