rituals for computer operation
¨#¨######¨ »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» ¨##¨#¨#¨¨¨
¨###¨¨¨¨¨# ##¨#####¨¨
¨#¨¨#¨¨¨¨# 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.