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.