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1stStrike · Cute like a kitty Joined: Dec 28 2002 Posts: 427 Offline

Programming is one of the most boring, annoying and pain in the ass things out there. I get no joy whatsoever from it and hate every class I'm forced to go to.

Cyan~Fire · Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2004 10:17 am *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

Awww 1st, you're no fun!
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ExplodyThingy · Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2004 1:04 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

while(first.patrypooper()) { ; }
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Cyan~Fire · Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2004 2:27 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

Dustpuppy · Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2004 3:33 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

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int i = 3324;

i = 15;
i /= 3;
i *= 4;
i /= 10;
i--;

while (i == 1)
{
char moo[20];
char *a;
strcpy(moo, "Mooo!");
a = &*moo;
a += i;
itoa(*a, moo, 10);
a = &*moo;
for (int x=0;x<=1;x++)
a++;

i = atoi(a);
}

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Solo Ace · Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 1:50 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

CypherJF · Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 3:18 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

^_^ ugg
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Mr Ekted · Movie Geek Gender: Joined: Feb 09 2004 Posts: 1379 Offline

Of course, most of the examples posted so far would use 100% CPU, so they do far from nothing.

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Dr Brain · Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 4:48 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

But technicly, even code that is doing nothing is doing something. It's doing nothing, and nothing is something.

Everything is something, even nothing.

And if you think I have a lot of things (like nothing, everything, and something) in this post, you have another thing coming.
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Cyan~Fire · Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 6:01 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

Thing count: 13

k0zy · Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 8:10 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

Mr Ekted · Movie Geek Gender: Joined: Feb 09 2004 Posts: 1379 Offline

As far as the "doing nothing forever" topic, only mine uses 0% CPU:

WaitForSingleEvent();

as long as the event never triggers.

Cyan~Fire · Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 10:17 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

It's impossible that a loop can use 0% CPU... it has to be doing something somewhere...

Err and interesting title, MGB

Mr Ekted · Movie Geek Gender: Joined: Feb 09 2004 Posts: 1379 Offline

WaitForSingleEvent() is a Windows function that suspends your thread until the specified event occurs. It does not run. It does not execute any instructions. It does not take any CPU.

Cyan~Fire · Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2004 8:14 am *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

Wacky.

Grelminar · Creator of Asss Joined: Feb 26 2003 Posts: 378 Offline

The purest infinite loop uses no looping constructs or explicit recursion, only the idea of self-application:

((lambda (x) (x x)) (lambda (x) (x x)))

And this one makes your head explode when you try to figure out how it works:

((call/cc (lambda (x) (x x))) (call/cc (lambda (x) (x x))))

Finally, if you're looking for something to make your CPU actually do nothing, as opposed to looping infinitely, the best method is to remove the power cord from the back of your box. It saves more energy than just putting your thread to sleep, too!

Maucaub · Newbie Joined: Apr 15 2004 Posts: 12 Offline

Mr Ekted · Movie Geek Gender: Joined: Feb 09 2004 Posts: 1379 Offline

Well, the RESULT of a NOP is that the PC in incremented. The RESULT of EB FE is that the PC does not change.

D1st0rt · Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2004 10:15 am *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

oh I just thought of how to do it on a TI-83

Lbl A
Goto A

or you could just do

While(1)
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Smong · Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2004 10:43 am *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

If the PC does not change with EB FE how do you break out of it? Are you supposed to put stuff between the EB and FE?

50% Packetloss · Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2004 1:38 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

What is a EB FE anyway? A Wait for Interupt?

k0zy · Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2004 1:41 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

Why would

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lbl: jmp lbl

ever inc the PC?
There's no sense in it... I think...

Bob Dole.. Bob Dole... Bob Dole...... bob dole.... bob... dole....

k0zy · Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2004 1:43 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject:

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k0zy · Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2004 4:30 pm *Post maybe stupid* Post subject: