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.