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.