Rituals For Computer Operation
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...&&..... The Futures, And In Some Ways Even Now. &&&....&&.
&&....&&&. Its Job Is To Do Vast Amounts Of Small &&..&&....
...&&..&.. Calculations In A Short Amount Of Time. &......&&.
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...&&&&&&& Most Work On The Principles Of Posing ...&&..&&.
&&..&&&&&. The Problem On A Hilbert Plane, Which &&........
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&&&&..&... That Daemons Can Solve The Problem ....&&&&..
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....&&&... Daemons Are Under Contract With The ........&&
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.&&&&&&&&& 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 ..&&&&....
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.&&......& Some Ubiquitous And Generally &&&&&&&&&.
....&&&&.. Non-Controversial Rituals Include: &&&&&&&&..
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&&......&& ~~# Light A Scented Candle #~~ &&&&&&....
...&&&&..& ~~# For Quiet And Calm #~~ &&&&&..&&.
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.......&&& ~~# Recite A Mantra Or Other #~~ &&&..&&&&.
&&&&&&..&& ~~# Reassuring Message To Make #~~ &&....&&..
.&&&&..... ~~# The Computer Comfortable #~~ &..&&.....
..&&..&&&& ~~# And At Ease #~~ ......&&&&
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&&&&&&.... ~~# Some Like To Say A Brief #~~ &&&&......
.&&&&..&&. ~~# Prayer For Solace, To Be #~~ &&&..&&&&.
..&&...... ~~# Left Alone During Their Work #~~ &&....&&..
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..&&..&&.. ~~# Offer A Cup Of Steaming Tea #~~ ......&&..
&......... ~~# Or A Meal To The Machines #~~ &&&&&....&
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&..&&&&&&. ~~# The Daemons Are Allowed #~~ &&&......&
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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.