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diff --git a/tendots.c b/tendots.c
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+#include <stdio.h>
+
+/* delay execution with some crude code,
+   should use thrd_sleep, once we have that */
+void delay(double secs) {
+  double const magic = 4E8;  // works just on my machine
+  unsigned long long const nano = secs * magic;
+  for (unsigned long volatile count = 0;
+       count < nano;
+       ++count) {
+    /* nothing here */
+  }
+}
+
+int main(int argc, [[maybe_unused]] char* argv[argc+1]) {
+  fputs("waiting 10 seconds for you to stop me", stdout);
+  if (argc < 3) fflush(stdout);
+  for (unsigned i = 0; i < 10; ++i) {
+    fputc('.', stdout);
+    if (argc < 2) fflush(stdout);
+    delay(1.0);
+  }
+  fputs("\n", stdout);
+  fputs("You did ignore me, so bye bye\n", stdout);
+}