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.