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.