diff --git a/2006/birken/README.md b/2006/birken/README.md
index 66282ed9e..98eac1116 100644
--- a/2006/birken/README.md
+++ b/2006/birken/README.md
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ For more detailed information see [2006/birken in bugs.html](../../bugs.html#200
./try.sh
```
-etc.
-
## Judges' remarks:
@@ -41,7 +39,7 @@ What is TOFU? It's not a veggie friendly food, nor it is
[VHDL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHDL) It is not even
[Pascal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal_(programming_language))!
-NOTE: On some systems, `file(1)` claims one of the `.tofu` files is Pascal
+**NOTE**: On some systems, `file(1)` claims one of the `.tofu` files is Pascal
source. :-)
It may not be the most readable hardware description language, but it is
diff --git a/2006/birken/index.html b/2006/birken/index.html
index e27f377c7..28bff27d5 100644
--- a/2006/birken/index.html
+++ b/2006/birken/index.html
@@ -419,7 +419,6 @@ Location: US - United States of America
etc. Q: EDAMAME? A: Electronic Design Automation - Mechanical Abstract Machine Emulator ./birken < file.tofuTry:
- ./try.shJudges’ remarks:
NOTE: On some systems, file(1) claims one of the .tofu files is Pascal
+
NOTE: On some systems, file(1) claims one of the .tofu files is Pascal
source. :-)
It may not be the most readable hardware description language, but it is one of the easiest 55 page long manuals to learn. :-)
diff --git a/2006/borsanyi/README.md b/2006/borsanyi/README.md index d4f2ffa5f..d1f973e1c 100644 --- a/2006/borsanyi/README.md +++ b/2006/borsanyi/README.md @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ answer that you do not wish to make another. This entry uses a very user-friendly representation of the font it uses (with a few exceptions). Check out the source and see -yourself! :-) +for yourself! :-) The resulting GIF file is likely to puzzle optical character recognition tools. The amount of imagination necessary to diff --git a/2006/borsanyi/index.html b/2006/borsanyi/index.html index d63607ea7..dc7a3a952 100644 --- a/2006/borsanyi/index.html +++ b/2006/borsanyi/index.html @@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ answer that you do not wish to make another.This entry uses a very user-friendly representation of the font it uses (with a few exceptions). Check out the source and see -yourself! :-)
+for yourself! :-)The resulting GIF file is likely to puzzle optical character
recognition tools. The amount of imagination necessary to
recognise the NOTE: this entry requires the NOTE: this entry requires the @ character will certainly challenge a few
diff --git a/2006/grothe/README.md b/2006/grothe/README.md
index 535305a46..7236ea6c5 100644
--- a/2006/grothe/README.md
+++ b/2006/grothe/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
make
```
-NOTE: this entry requires the `X11/Xlib.h` header file and the X11 library to
+**NOTE**: this entry requires the `X11/Xlib.h` header file and the X11 library to
compile. For more information see the
FAQ on "[X11](../../faq.html#X11)".
@@ -45,11 +45,14 @@ by hitting `0-9`,`#`, and `*`.
To be able to run the program you need to determine the following
parameters:
-```
- carrier_freq - base frequency used to host music
- pixelclock - refresh rate of the monitor
- horizontal_total - total scan along the horizontal axis
-```
+* `carrier_freq`
+ - base frequency used to host music
+
+* `pixelclock`
+ - refresh rate of the monitor
+
+* `horizontal_total`
+ - total scan along the horizontal axis
If you have `xvidtune` installed you can get the `pixelclock` and
`horizontal_total` with the following command
@@ -99,7 +102,8 @@ Others can be found by doing a search for "touch tone phone songs".
### Obfuscations
- Some numbers expressed in Octal, some in hex and some in decimal:
-"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds" - Ralph Waldo
+
+> "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." - Ralph Waldo
Emerson.
- Funky scoping, looking at the nanosleep section and `XsetWindowAttributes`
diff --git a/2006/grothe/index.html b/2006/grothe/index.html
index e7160dbf3..b9228c973 100644
--- a/2006/grothe/index.html
+++ b/2006/grothe/index.html
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ Location: US - United States of America
To build:
- makeX11/Xlib.h header file and the X11 library to
+X11/Xlib.h header file and the X11 library to
compile. For more information see the
FAQ on “X11”.To use:
@@ -430,9 +430,20 @@ the frequencies for an old fashion touch tone phone, so old songs can be played
by hitting 0-9,#, and *.
To be able to run the program you need to determine the following parameters:
- carrier_freq - base frequency used to host music
- pixelclock - refresh rate of the monitor
- horizontal_total - total scan along the horizontal axis
+carrier_freq
+pixelclock
+horizontal_total
+If you have xvidtune installed you can get the pixelclock and
horizontal_total with the following command
xvidtune -show | head -n 1 | awk '{ print "pixelclock " $2 * 1000000 " horizontal_total = " $6 }'
@@ -454,29 +465,33 @@ and Timex Sinclair ZX-81s.
Others can be found by doing a search for “touch tone phone songs”.
Some numbers expressed in Octal, some in hex and some in decimal: -“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds” - Ralph Waldo -Emerson.
Funky scoping, looking at the nanosleep section and XsetWindowAttributes
-declares local variables.
Algorithm is very weird, uses y dimension to draw carrier frequency
+
++“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” - Ralph Waldo +Emerson.
+
XsetWindowAttributes
+declares local variables.y dimension to draw carrier frequency
and x dimension to draw audio frequency, based on Erik
Thiele’s
-Tempest for Eliza.lack of #defines confuses many people :-)
figuring out your pixelclock and horizontal_total and which carrier_freq
-to use can be an exercise in obfuscation for the user.
use of commas in various places, confuses most C code beautifiers -sometimes making the beautified code harder to read
use of static to ensure initialization is EVIL and done in several
-places
uses static declarations & void function returns we don’t care about
-making the code harder to read.
does sound using only X11 libs, no other -libs required.
demonstrates tempest emissions in a fun/easy way.
follows good programming practices of actually setting exit codes and giving -usage when run with incorrect parameters.
#defines confuses many people :-)pixelclock and horizontal_total and which carrier_freq
+to use can be an exercise in obfuscation for the user.static to ensure initialization is EVIL and done in several
+placesstatic declarations & void function returns we don’t care about
+making the code harder to read.Tempest for Eliza - Basis for Algorithms.
diff --git a/2006/meyer/README.md b/2006/meyer/README.md index 8c12a0774..ac000312a 100644 --- a/2006/meyer/README.md +++ b/2006/meyer/README.md @@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ For your first input try: where `a` is the row (`a`-`i`), `0` is the column (`0`-`8`) and `1` is the number (`1`-`9`). -NOTE: if you do not input three different 'words' it will block. You can input +**NOTE**: if you do not input three different 'words' it will block. You can input more text to fulfil the program's requirements. -NOTE: if your move is invalid it will prompt you again but not show the board. +**NOTE**: if your move is invalid it will prompt you again but not show the board. ## Judges' remarks: @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ code](%%REPO_URL%%/2006/meyer/meyer.c)! :-) ## Author's remarks: -I wanted submit a fully object-oriented entry to show that +I wanted to submit a fully object-oriented entry to show that object-orientated code: 1. is ridiculously bloated. @@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ _manually_ translated it from a generic object-oriented programming language to C, it didn't just end up unreadable, but awfully messed up, i.e. obfuscated. -As it is already (pre)translated to C, you could also call it an object- -disoriented program. +As it is already (pre)translated to C, you could also call it an +object-disoriented program. Comparing this program to a potential object-oriented implementation, it is obvious, that object-oriented code isn't '`WYWIWID`' ('what diff --git a/2006/meyer/index.html b/2006/meyer/index.html index 3c83d1e7c..cd4a62bdb 100644 --- a/2006/meyer/index.html +++ b/2006/meyer/index.html @@ -417,16 +417,16 @@ Location: US - United States of America a 0 1
where a is the row (a-i), 0 is the column (0-8) and 1 is the
number (1-9).
NOTE: if you do not input three different ‘words’ it will block. You can input +
NOTE: if you do not input three different ‘words’ it will block. You can input more text to fulfil the program’s requirements.
-NOTE: if your move is invalid it will prompt you again but not show the board.
+NOTE: if your move is invalid it will prompt you again but not show the board.
This entry turns a newspaper solitaire puzzle into a competition with the computer to be the last one moving. The object of this source code is to determine the object of this source code! :-)
I wanted submit a fully object-oriented entry to show that +
I wanted to submit a fully object-oriented entry to show that object-orientated code:
As it is already (pre)translated to C, you could also call it an object- -disoriented program.
+As it is already (pre)translated to C, you could also call it an +object-disoriented program.
Comparing this program to a potential object-oriented implementation,
it is obvious, that object-oriented code isn’t ‘WYWIWID’ (‘what
you write is what it does’). It may be tempting to think that