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Simpler "Hello World" Demonstrated In C 582

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday March 16, 2010 @10:03PM from the non-obfuscated dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Wondering where all that bloat comes from, causing even the classic 'Hello world' to weigh in at 11 KB? An MIT programmer decided to make a Linux C program so simple, she could explain every byte of the assembly. She found that gcc was including libc even when you don't ask for it. The blog shows how to compile a much simpler 'Hello world,' using no libraries at all. This takes me back to the days of programming bare-metal on DOS!"

Building Left 4 Dead Maps With Google Sketchup 44

Posted by Soulskill on Friday December 11, 2009 @05:59AM from the always-best-to-face-zombies-on-familiar-turf dept.

notthatwillsmith writes "If you're a fan of Left 4 Dead and you've ever wanted to build a zombie-filled map of your hometown, office or grocery store, Maximum PC just posted a how-to that shows you how to convert photos of real-world locations into ready-to-play L4D 1 or 2 maps. It's everything you need to know in order to kill zombies with your friends — in the comfort of your own backyard."

Comment Re:Easy to avoid (Score 2, Informative) 394

by kghougaard on Monday August 03, 2009 @05:49AM (#28924647) Attached to: Scammer Plants a Fake ATM At Defcon 17

The problem is that now - for obvious reasons - the card now has to stay in the reader during the transaction. This means that stupid idiots like me constantly forget their cards in the reader.

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