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.                ¨¨#¨#¨¨¨¨¨
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#¨¨######¨       SOME UBIQUITOUS AND GENERALLY      #¨¨¨#¨¨¨#¨
#¨#¨¨¨¨¨##    NON-CONTROVERSIAL RITUALS INCLUDE:    #¨¨##¨¨###
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¨¨#¨¨¨##¨#      ==# 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.