Thanks James
On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 12:30 PM, james morris <[email protected]> wrote: > > /* a slightly confused C program > by James W. Morris that does > nothing for the earth. > */ > > /* On 10/11/2009, "Alan Sondheim" > wrote: > >it has to do with inertia. > >there are things built into > >the geopolitical system. > */ > #include <stdio.h> > #include <stdlib.h> > /* James will not bother saving the earth: > after all, he has computer programs > to write which is a very enjoyable and > stimulating task, but mostly a very very > time consuming task. > */ > typedef enum { > RESOURCES, > NO, > CERTAINLY_NOT, > YES_JAMES_WILL_SAVE_THE_EARTH > } _earth_choice; > int main() > { > /* this is a pointless assignment... > */ > _earth_choice > will_we_save_the_earth = > YES_JAMES_WILL_SAVE_THE_EARTH; > /* ...which will be ignored for the remainder > of the program. > */ > /* dig up the earth and extract its resources > until it can no longer support life: > */ > while(CERTAINLY_NOT) { > /* waste resources: > */ > calloc(1024, 1024); > printf( > "JAMES IS WRITING A COMPUTER PROGRAM:\n" > "The Earth Will Not Be Saved!\n"); > /* free returns resources back to the (eco) > system. but here, we are just pretending, > for RESOURCES is just an enumeration with > a value of 0 - it will cause a segmentation > fault and kill the entire process. > */ > free(RESOURCES); > } > /* this will never happen, it is unreachable > with the current logic... but at least James > acknowledges the possibility. however, the > notion, that once fixed, the Earth is fixed > for ever, is a rather naieve one. > */ > printf("The Earth Is Saved!\n"); > return THE_EARTH_IS_SAVED; > } > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > -- Double Blind (Love) performance Annie Abrahams Curt Cloninger 29 - 11 - 2009 Information : http://livingroomart.wordpress.com/performance/double-blind-love/ Video "Squad" fragment 3 min Riam06 http://aabrahams.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/squad/ http://vimeo.com/6926113
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