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you know what the most cursed thing is about riscv? the assembly format lacks semantic consistency.

this is how they write the load and store instructions:

lw a0, 4(sp)
sw a0, 4(sp)

the first one loads a word from the memory address sp+4 into register a0. the second one stores the word from register a0 into the memory address sp+4. so the first one assigns right to left, and the second assigns left to right.

cursed.

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The ACA/Obamacare is by no means perfect, but it's been game changing for those with "preexisting conditions" who lacked good employer-subsidized care.

We will soon add the fact that we can't provide stable, affordable health care coverage to the list of self-inflicted national wounds.

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‘A massacre in slow motion’

Even as Israel’s bombardment has slowed during the ceasefire, its severe restrictions on humanitarian assistance means famine will keep killing Palestinians, an analyst warns.

Alex de Waal has spent more than 40 years studying famine and war crimes. He spoke to AJ+ about how Israel purposely kept on the edge of for months on end.

Israel’s starvation will be felt by Palestinians for generations – physically, biologically and societally, de Waal said.

A starving woman screaming.
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First, sorry about not posting an update yesterday after surgery, but it lasted about eight hours and I was really out of it afterwards.

Second, the surgery was successful (thank Dog for robotic pull through!) but I needed two small skin grafts. Which means I’m confined to bed rest and as little movement as possible until Tuesday afternoon, a full five days, to give the grafts their best chance to “take” and begin healing.

Third, I’m not in too much pain now unless I move the “wrong” way or I cough or sneeze. Those actions are definitely unpleasant, oh yeah. Otherwise pain is mild. I’m even able to sleep okay except when I’m woken for medications, taking vitals or emptying my various drains. Something that seems to happen every half hour to an hour.

Fourth, thank you all for the wonderful and kind well wishes. They mean so much to me. Unfortunately, it’s not easy for me to respond personally to them now as typing this message on my phone took waaay too long. So please know that I love and appreciate you.

🤗🥰💖

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UN: Nearly one million Palestinians displaced across Gaza

Nearly one million people in Gaza are living across 862 displacement sites as of November 10.

About 80,000 are sheltering in UNRWA sites and surrounding areas.

The Israeli government continues to impose severe restrictions on humanitarian aid into the enclave, including on temporary shelters needed to replace tents for tens of thousands of Palestinians who face cold winter rains.




A young woman with a child in a flooded tent.
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@haubleshannah aubry To get inspired by interesting people from all over the world, to talk with them, to learn new things. To follow for more info e.g. writers/journalists/scientists etc. (Unfortunately not enough on Mastodon, therefore I'm on Bsky, too).

And professionally, to find new readers/listeners for my texts/podcast - and show them knowledge and fascinating facts about nature and cultural heritage.

And just for joy seeing a sunset from Australia or someone seeing an insect in Indonesia.

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Using the "spiders georg" meme format I realize I have no idea how familiar that is to people on fedi. It's one of the foundational texts of tumblr and I assume it's spread extensively on other sites, but I can never be sure.

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Trump has now set a deadline for Thursday next week, where he demands Ukraine signs an agreement to meet Putin’s demands:

— No NATO membership
— A reduction of its military to just 600,000 troops
— Accepting the loss of Donetsk, Luhansk, Crimea, and most of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia
— Forcing Ukrainian elections within 100 days

While Russia will
— Reenter the G8
— Have all sanctions lifted

This is not a peace agreement. This is capitulation.

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Red Cross to cut 2026 budget by 17%, shed 2,900 jobs

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says it’s cutting its 2026 budget by 17 percent because of declining donor contributions and will slash 2,900 staff positions.

“As defence budgets surge, states must also put more effort and resources into preventing conflicts, defending the rules of war, and providing humanitarian relief. Failure to do so risks a world of ever more and greater suffering.”

Mirjana Spoljaric


Hamas fighters accompany members of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Gaza City [Jehand Alshrafi/AP]
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