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.