n00b Quest II(tm)

Human -> good idea too .. ill test it out, and hopefully find that topic you're reffering to!

riotz -> indeed. How that accounts for optimization on any account is what i'd like to know

Ill give it a run and get back to you guys

edit, update ;

printf with msvc2005 prints the exact same address as with cout.
However i tried it out with bloodshed(gcc3.4.2) and of course this produces at completely different binary BUT.. the cout methods is reported to be at address 1.. like wtf? .. however the PRINTF actually prints the right address here! Human? good idea.