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. ###,,,,,#,
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##,##,,##, 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 #--           ##,#,,####
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####,,###,     --# some like to say a brief #--     ,##,,###,,
#,,,#,#,,#     --# prayer for solace, to be #--     ,#,#,#,,#,
##,,####,#   --# left alone during their work #--   ,######,##
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,,####,,#,   --# 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.