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.)          #,,#,,,,,#
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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 ,,#,##,,#,
,,,,,#,,,#                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 #==        ,,,,,,,,,,
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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 #==    ,##,,,,,##
##,,,,,,,,    ==# (sometimes, by fey rules, #==     ,###,,,,#,
###,,,,,,,      ==# the daemons are allowed #==     ,#,##,,,,,
#,##,,,,,,       ==# to respond to this) #==        ,,,###,,,,
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           ...=.      .   ==.   .           =.   .=           
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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.