___      _____            ____              
 |_ _|_ _ \_   _|__  _ __  / ___|  ___  _ __ 
  | || '_ \ | |/ _ \| '_ \ \___ \ / _ \| '__|
  | || | | || | (_) | | | | ___) | (_) | |   
 |___|_| |_|| |\___/|_| |_||____/ \___/|_|   

                 i n t 3 . o r g

REBEL ENGINEERING - 2001-2025

breakpoint for code - no scissors for the philosopher
14 September 2025 - note

[ int3 vs intonsor ]

int3 is the x86 instruction 0xCC. A breakpoint interrupt — not only a pause, but a deliberate rupture, a refusal of the CPU to just keep going blindly.

intonsor is Latin for "unshaven / unshorn". It marks a human pause: the refusal to cut, the choice to stop the scissors, as some ancient philosophers and priests once did.

int3 — protest of the machine, breaking from imposed execution.
intonsor — protest of the human, breaking from imposed form.

Together they stand for rebellion through stopping: one in code, the other in life.

Make a pause — drink a beer :)