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.