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 # meownet 😺
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 an awesome web server that meows at you
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+## okay some more detail
+i built this in c using `winsock2`. why? because i wanted to learn sockets! and my windows machine was the closest subject at the time.
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+**Q:** is it very good? **A:** no! but i had fun making it, so idrc
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+a fun little foire into getting even more familiar with how web services work. how fun!!