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.