diff --git a/sysdata/libraries/stn/src/random.hb b/sysdata/libraries/stn/src/random.hb
index 1e625602..9b4cdfc6 100644
--- a/sysdata/libraries/stn/src/random.hb
+++ b/sysdata/libraries/stn/src/random.hb
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ any := fn($Expr: type): Expr {
 }
 
 range := fn($Expr: type, min: Expr, max: Expr): Expr {
-	return @eca(3, 4) % (max - min + 1) + min
+	// wtf is this
+	return @intcast(@as(int, @eca(3, 4)) % @as(int, @intcast(max) - @intcast(min)) + 1 + @intcast(min))
 }
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diff --git a/sysdata/programs/render_example/src/examples/able.bmp b/sysdata/programs/render_example/src/examples/assets/able.bmp
similarity index 100%
rename from sysdata/programs/render_example/src/examples/able.bmp
rename to sysdata/programs/render_example/src/examples/assets/able.bmp
diff --git a/sysdata/programs/render_example/src/examples/mini.bmp b/sysdata/programs/render_example/src/examples/assets/mini.bmp
similarity index 100%
rename from sysdata/programs/render_example/src/examples/mini.bmp
rename to sysdata/programs/render_example/src/examples/assets/mini.bmp
diff --git a/sysdata/programs/render_example/src/examples/image.hb b/sysdata/programs/render_example/src/examples/image.hb
index b1ac1dee..ce59daf4 100644
--- a/sysdata/programs/render_example/src/examples/image.hb
+++ b/sysdata/programs/render_example/src/examples/image.hb
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ render := @use("../../../../libraries/render/src/lib.hb")
 /* expected result:
    a cute image bounces around the screen */
 
-bmp_1 := @embed("./able.bmp")
-bmp_2 := @embed("./mini.bmp")
+bmp_1 := @embed("./assets/able.bmp")
+bmp_2 := @embed("./assets/mini.bmp")
 
 example := fn(): void {
 	screen := render.init(true)
diff --git a/sysdata/programs/render_example/src/examples/square.hb b/sysdata/programs/render_example/src/examples/square.hb
index 09f71e09..5f894956 100644
--- a/sysdata/programs/render_example/src/examples/square.hb
+++ b/sysdata/programs/render_example/src/examples/square.hb
@@ -8,20 +8,21 @@ render := @use("../../../../libraries/render/src/lib.hb")
 example := fn(): void {
 	screen := render.init(true)
 	vel := Vec2(int).(1, 1)
-	pos := Vec2(int).(100, 100)
-	color := @as(render.Color, @intcast(random.range(int, 0, 0xFFFFFF)))
+	side := screen.width / 8
+	pos := Vec2(int).((screen.width - side) / 2, (screen.height - side) / 2)
+	color := random.range(render.Color, render.black, render.white)
 	loop {
-		render.put_filled_rect(screen, pos, .(100, 100), color)
+		render.put_filled_rect(screen, pos, .(side, side), color)
 		render.sync(screen)
 		render.clear(screen, render.black)
 
-		if pos.x == 0 | pos.x == screen.width - 100 {
+		if pos.x == 0 | pos.x == screen.width - side {
 			vel.x = -vel.x
-			color = @as(render.Color, @intcast(random.range(int, 0, 0xFFFFFF)))
+			color = random.range(render.Color, render.black, render.white)
 		}
-		if pos.y == 0 | pos.y == screen.height - 100 {
+		if pos.y == 0 | pos.y == screen.height - side {
 			vel.y = -vel.y
-			color = @as(render.Color, @intcast(random.range(int, 0, 0xFFFFFF)))
+			color = random.range(render.Color, render.black, render.white)
 		}
 
 		pos += vel
diff --git a/sysdata/programs/render_example/src/examples/surface.hb b/sysdata/programs/render_example/src/examples/surface.hb
index 7eec6d43..191c8ad8 100644
--- a/sysdata/programs/render_example/src/examples/surface.hb
+++ b/sysdata/programs/render_example/src/examples/surface.hb
@@ -8,29 +8,30 @@ render := @use("../../../../libraries/render/src/lib.hb")
 example := fn(): void {
 	screen := render.init(true)
 
-	image := render.new_surface(341, 256)
+	image := render.new_surface(screen.width / 3, screen.height / 3)
 	vel := Vec2(int).(-1, -1)
 	pos := Vec2(int).(100, 100)
+	side := image.width / 8
 	vel_inner := Vec2(int).(1, 1)
-	pos_inner := Vec2(int).(10, 10)
-	color := @as(render.Color, @intcast(random.range(int, 0, 0xFFFFFF)))
+	pos_inner := Vec2(int).((image.width - side) / 2, (image.height - side) / 2)
+	color := random.range(render.Color, render.black, render.white)
 	loop {
 		render.clear(image, render.black)
 		render.clear(screen, render.black)
 
-		render.put_filled_rect(image, pos_inner, .(100, 100), color)
+		render.put_filled_rect(image, pos_inner, .(side, side), color)
 		render.put_rect(image, .(0, 0), .(image.width - 1, image.height - 1), render.white)
 
 		render.put_surface(screen, image, pos)
 		render.sync(screen)
 
-		if pos_inner.x == 0 | pos_inner.x == image.width - 100 {
+		if pos_inner.x == 0 | pos_inner.x == image.width - side {
 			vel_inner.x = -vel_inner.x
-			color = @as(render.Color, @intcast(random.range(int, 0, 0xFFFFFF)))
+			color = random.range(render.Color, render.black, render.white)
 		}
-		if pos_inner.y == 0 | pos_inner.y == image.height - 100 {
+		if pos_inner.y == 0 | pos_inner.y == image.height - side {
 			vel_inner.y = -vel_inner.y
-			color = @as(render.Color, @intcast(random.range(int, 0, 0xFFFFFF)))
+			color = random.range(render.Color, render.black, render.white)
 		}
 
 		if pos.x == 0 | pos.x == screen.width - image.width {
diff --git a/sysdata/programs/render_example/src/main.hb b/sysdata/programs/render_example/src/main.hb
index a3981b65..289d8128 100644
--- a/sysdata/programs/render_example/src/main.hb
+++ b/sysdata/programs/render_example/src/main.hb
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
 .{example} := @use("./examples/surface.hb")
 
-main := fn(): void {
-	@inline(example)
-	return
-}
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+main := example
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