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.