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.