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.