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.)          #,,#,,#,,,
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,,,###,,,,   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.                ,,,#,##,,#
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,#,,#,,,,#       some ubiquitous and generally      ,,,,,#,##,
,,#,,#,,,#    non-controversial rituals include:    ,,,,,,,###
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##,,#,,#,,      ==# light a scented candle #==      ,#,,,,,,,#
,##,,#,,#,        ==# for quiet and calm #==        ,,#,,,,,,#
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,#,##,,#,,     ==# 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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           ---=-     -   ==-   -            =-   -=           
           -     --     -     -     ,      -,     ,           
           ,            ,                  *      ,           
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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.