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.