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@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@ i built this in c using `winsock2`. why? because i wanted to learn sockets! and
 **Q:** is it very good? **A:** no! but i had fun making it, so idrc
 
 a fun little foire into getting even more familiar with how web services work. how fun!!
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+### building
+oh yeah you can compile this with `gcc` and a little `gcc -o ./socket.exe ./src/main.c -lws2_32`. i might make this work for mac/linux at some point if i somehow get even more bored :]