#thanks for reading everyone

[kosmicdream]

all of the pages for chapter 15 is on the FEAST FOR A KING site now and with that- the first arc is done after 8 whole years!!!!! ffak is going on hiatus now but I’m resuming Nasty red Dogs soon. :) I’ve been rereading FFAK since i finished (since its been a while since i reread from the very beginning) and im only on the start of ch11 after a couple days.. wtf why is this comic so long, who is responsible for this

[anundesirablechild]

hi besties

I HAVE AN ETSY NOW‼️‼️ i crochet (and have been doing so since 2018) and have built up enough of a backlog that i’m trying to sell stuff off… i don’t have a job rn and am having a hard time after a big move so i would really appreciate the support. everything is handmade by me and ooak!!

the hardest part is going to be making the first few sales, so if anyone likes me or my posts i would really appreciate y’all going out on a limb and giving my shop a shot :) i’ll put the link here and then some example pics of what i have up (and some that hasn’t gone up yet😉) under the cut

SHOP IS HERE:

[drmthieves]

they should make a succession spin-off called. Failure.

[fingors]

C — The Way It’s Written — Ranks & Bytes

This is part 2 in a series of posts about the C programing language, part 1 (and series details) can be found here

Well everyone, I hope you kept your copy of the free version of the standard from last time, 'cause that thing isn't going away any time soon. To give a quick rundown on what this part is going to cover, it's going to cover the rank of integer types, and it's going to go over the definition of a byte in the language and some of its consequences.

Rank

The “integer conversion rank” (6.3.1.1 p1, page 37) is a scale (or ranking) of all the integer types from _Bool to unsigned long long (and possibly implementation defined types). The definition effectively states that all integers have some rank, that the signed and unsigned version of a type have the same rank (and char’s rank equals that of its signed and unsigned versions), that a type with a greater precision (number of bits) will always have a greater rank than a lower one, and that even if two types have the same representation (ie. same width) one will always have a greater rank. It also gives us an outline of the rank of the fundamental (called the “standard integer types” in the document) integer types: _Bool, char, short, int, long, and long long, and it also handily gives us the info that any implementation defined types (such as say __int64) has a rank less than a corresponding standard type with the same rank (such as (possibly) long long). It also states that any implementation defined types with the same precision have some ranking between each other, this is important because it establishes a total order (any integer type’s rank is either less than or greater than any other type).

So what’s the deal with ranks? Well notice the full title contains “conversion”, ranks are very important for determining integer type promotion. Any type who’s precision (and as such rank) is less than an int will be transformed into an int (if its value would fit, unsigned int otherwise) when performing an arithmetic operation (add, sub, mul, div), a shift operation, a ‘sign’ operation (negation (- operator) or the + operator), or when passed “certain argument expressions” (usually var arg functions). Note this is simply a promotion in width only, the values contained within remain completely unchanged. What this means is that adding a char to a char will in fact actually become the addition of an int and an int.

Ranks are also very important for another conversion, arithmetic operations on differing types (6.3.1.8 p1, page 39). Firstly if one of the types in the expression is a floating point type long double, double, or float) then the other type is promoted to that floating point type (you don’t want to lose the fractional part just cause you added an int after all), but after that is where rank becomes important. If the types are the same nothing happens and the expression goes on as usual, but if the types differ then the type with the lower rank is promoted to the type with the higher rank (usually, there’s a caveat about precision that basically boils down to “if promoting it would cause signed data loss, then promote both types to an unsigned version”). What’s all this mean? Well it basically means that given any two types (say int and unsigned long long) any operation between them will cause the lower rank type to become the higher rank type (here the int becomes an unsigned long long).

These results are all bound to the definition of conversion (6.3.1.3, page 38). Long story short on that if you convert a signed type to an unsigned type then the value stored will have 2n (where n is the value bit width of the new type) added to it over and over until the result falls within range of the new type, however if you convert an unsigned type to a signed type and the value can not fit within the signed type its up to the implementation what happens (since its implementation defined it must be documented somewhere). Conversion also comes into play in a few other places, like assigning values of one type to another (ex. char to int) or passing arguments to functions (ex. passing an int value to a function expecting long).

Byte(s)

Ok this one is going to be a lot simpler (and more fundamental) than ranks, I’ve only put it after type introduction and ranks because it's easier to understand that way (at least for me, sorry if you find it otherwise).

Alright let’s get the big things out of the way first, a byte is simply defined as “addressable unit of data storage large enough to hold any member of the basic character set of the execution environment” (3.6, page 4), which just means it can hold all of the basic ASCII (printable) characters excluding ‘`’ (the backtick), ‘$’ and ‘@’ as well as some control characters like new lines and such. The other big thing is that a byte is at least 8 bits (5.2.4.2.1 p1, page 20), but can be more (there have been systems with 9 bit bytes before), and also that a char (and signed and unsigned versions) are exactly one byte, no more, no less.

The other thing is that any (non-bitfield) object (an object in C is defined in section 3 and is simply the value contained within some memory location) is composed of n continuous bytes (6.2.6.1 p4, page 34), meaning that the total width of the object in bytes is n multiplied by the number of bits in a byte. It also goes on to detail that any objects with the same bit pattern (except for floating point NaN values) will compare as equal, however not all objects that compare equal need to have the same bit pattern (ex. negative 0 and ‘normal’ 0).

Further down (6.2.6.2) we learn that any integer type (except unsigned char which is only value bits) can be divided into value bits (bits that contribute to the actual value of the number) and padding bits (bits that are just there to make the integer fill the full width of a n bytes), and that there need not be any padding bits. As expected an unsigned type can store any value between 0 and 2v-1, where v is the number of value bits, and a signed type can store between (at least) -2v-1 and 2v-1-1 (due to needing a sign bit).

All other objects have n bytes contained within them, however their usage of the bits will differ greatly depending on their use, for example floating point types need to divide their bits between sign, exponent, and mantissa, and structs use their bytes to hold other types and objects.

Conclusion

So that’s it, that’s ranks and bytes in the C programming language. Ranks determine how integer types combine together, and bytes make up every object in the language and determine their value.

Thank you for reading, once again I stayed up late to write this, except it's even worse since I have something critical tomorrow. If you have any comments, concerns, or ways to improve this series drop them in the replies.

[beepboopappreciation]

Is this anything

[stil-lindigo]

lead balloon (the tumblr post that saved me)

if this comic resonated with you, it would mean the world to me if you donated to this palestinian family's escape fund.

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no creative notes because this isn't that kind of comic.

I know I don’t owe any of you anything but I still felt compelled to write about my long term absence. And I feel far enough away from the dangerous spot I was in to be able to make this comic. I have a therapist now, and she agreed that making this could be a very cathartic gesture, and the start of properly leaving these thoughts behind me. I am still, at seemingly random times, blindsided by fleeting desires to kill myself. They’re always passing urges, but it’s disarming, and uncomfortable. I worry sometimes that my brain’s spent so long thinking only about suicide that it’s forgotten how to think about anything else. Like, now that I've opened that door for myself, I'll never be able to fully shut it again. But I’m trying my best to encourage my mind in other directions. We'll see how that goes.

I am still donating all proceeds from my store to Palestinian causes. So far, I've donated over $15K, not including donations coming from my own pocket or the fundraising streams which jointly raised around $10K. In the time since I made my initial post about where this money would be going, the focus has shifted from aid organisations to directly donating to escape funds.

If you'd like to do the same, you can look at Operation Olive Branch, which hosts hundreds of Palestinian escape funds or donate to Safebow, which has helped facilitate the safe crossing and securing of important medical procedures for over 150 at-risk palestinians since the beginning of the genocide.

[noodles-and-tea]

Last part whoo!!!

PART 1 / PART 2 / PART 3 / PART 4

[sparkleofstardust]

in light of the recent news that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has been found dead after a helicopter crash you might be wondering 'who the hell is this guy and why are so many people celebrating his death??' and i'm here to answer that!

to fully understand what's going on we need to look into Iran's history: when the Iranian revolution in 1979 happened the authoritarian king who was ruling at that time was overthrown, but the ensuing power vacuum lead to the islamic regime seizing power and establishing Iran as an islamic republic

the following years were incredibly cruel to the Iranian people; thousands of people (especially minorities) have been protesting against the strict islamic regime leading to many being jailed, tortured and executed.

and this is where Raisi played a big part: in 1988 he was part of a committee that ordered the execution of thousands of political prisoners who were protesting the islamic regime, earning himself the title of "the butcher of tehran"

do not be fooled by what the state media wants you to believe, the Iranian people are celebrating his death. he was a cruel mass murderer who has destroyed the lives of thousands of people, his death should be used as a time to mourn for all the suffering he has caused, and bring new attention to the political prisoners still being held in Iranian prisions today

because sadly the fight is far from over. many of you have probably heard of the murder of Mahsa Jina Amini back in 2022, causing a new wave of nationwide protests and establishing the "woman, life, freedom" movement. the regime has gotten increasingly cruel in their treatment of the Iranian people, especially women, but the people of Iran are not deterred and keep fighting for a free Iran.

if you want to know how you can help, please keep talking about us. the one thing the regime hates is international attention, and in the past it has been proven that international pressure has stopped the regime from executing various political prisoners. people like Toomaj Salehi are under imminent threat of execution and spreading their names could save their lives. so whether you share social media posts or talk to your family and friends about what is happening in Iran, anything helps 🙏🏼

jin, jiyan, azadi ✌🏼

[twinky-linky]

(y/n) (l/n) (Smith)

Hey I'm (y/n) (l/n). Don't call me (a name you don't like to be called) or you will get hurt. I am the Kai Smith Best friend.Leave the freakin room to fangirl.Instead of my last name being (l/n) i mentally changed it to Smith because Kai is like a brother to me.Im (your age) years old. I was born (your birthday). I have a brother Liam he is 14 and born November 25th and a sister Olivia who is 10 born February 25th and my 5 year old brother Noah born December 25th.My so called father is making my mom put me and Noah, my brother and sister up for auction. But we go with separate people. I have (h/c) hair and (e/c) eyes. Im abused and bullied. Im in grade (your grade). Im not a smart person nor a prissy stuck up snob. I get C's to A's. The people who bully me are Emma and Amelia. I have a crush on Lloyd Garmadon. Yes the Ninja go to my school but i try my best to avoid them (Except for Kai)because when i talk to them i always stutter. My best friends are Ava and Oliver. And im dating Mason Jones. Any ways thats all you should know for now. Bye.

Stuttering~1

My alarm wakes my from the most worse nightmare ever. I did my morning routine. And got dressed in jeans and a tee shirt. I looked around for my dad no where to be found. So i took Olivia and Noah to Grade school and me and Liam to school (We go to the same high school). When we got to school as usual all the girls were crowing around the Ninja. And a Emma and Amelia were bullying me surprisingly they would rather bully me than go make out with the boys. I walked to my gym class with Mr.William. "Hello class today we are going to train to be ninja and spare in front of the class today"Mr.William says. I heard Emma and Amelia say "Hey (y/n) why don't you spare first". "Good idea Emma and Amelia"Mr.William said. "Not a good idea" i say. Emma and Amelia shoved me up there and i spared. I walked back to my seat and Mr.William mouthed 'I loved your sparing. It touched me and you don't need to spare tomorrow.' That is why Mr.Johnson is my second favorite. The bell rang and Mason came up to me and kissed me and said"Nice sparing babe"."Thanks"i say.I walked in the cafeteria hand in hand with Mason.Mason went and sa down at out table the lunch lady was trying to get the rice of the spoon and on to my plate but the rice went all over me. Everyone laughed. I ran to the wadshroom and tried to wash it off. I changed into my extra pair of clothes. I walked out of the washroom and i saw Emma and Amellia taking pictures of 'Rice Person'. I rand to the principals office and told Ms.Wilson that i was going to be getting picked up early. Why because my stupid father is putting us up for auction. About 1 hour later i was called down to the office and also the ninja. We drove down to the auction center. FIrst my dad sat me and my brother/son up on the stool. And every BOY started bidding.

SOLD~2

I was sitting up on stage and on the stool playing flappy ninja on my phone. When suddenly i hear SOLD. I look up and see 5 certain boys and 1 certain girl. "Before I go with you guys can i say goodbye to my brother and sister"I ask them. "Sure but be quick"Cole replied. I ran up to my brother and sister, "Hey guys. I just wanted to say that you guys can call me whenever you want here is my number"I say writing my number on both of their arms. "Remember we will always be brother and sisters."I say crying my eyes out. "Hey we should meet up in the park tomorrow and Noon"Noah suggested. "Meet you guys there. I love you"I say hugging them. Then going back to the ninja. When we arrived at their monastery Jay leads me to my room. "Jay"."Yes"He answers."Why did you guys pick me. Like when i was up for auction" I ask. "Listen we picked you because we know you are nice and Kai is your best friend and well we all think your pretty"I swear i was an unhealthy shade of red. "Thanks"Just then my phone rang then i rang again indicating i had 2 people calling me so i set them all on the same conversation.

~Phone Convo~

Me:Hello

Mystery people:Hey sissy

Me: Hey Noah and Olivia how are you guys

Olivia: (y/n) you know im not a guy

Noah: Olivia she is calling guys because instead of saying boy and girl its slang for than

Olivia: Ohhh

Me: So are we still on for the park at noon

Noah and: Why wouldn't we be

Me: Idk so are your new parents good parents.

Olivia: Yes and guess WHO i'm living with

Noah and Me: Who

Olivia: Oliver

Noah:And im with Ava

Me:And im with the ninja

Noah:I don't believe you

Me:Well believe it i wil let you both talk you Jay

~Jay POV~

(y/n) handed the phone to me indicating that she wanted me to talk to some one.

Jay:Hello

Olivia:Is it really you Jay

Jay:Yes

Noah:For once y/n wasn't lying.

Olivia:Jay is it true that you bought her.

Jay:Yes well technically Wu did.

Noah:Well i have to go tell y/n that I will see her at Noon tomorrow.

Jay:Will do.

Olivia :So i just wanted to tell you to treat my sibling like gold. They are very FRAGILE

Jay:I will take cate of her and treat her like gold. And i wanted to meet you to can i go with you guys tomorrow

Olivia:Sure well i have to go see you tomorrow Jay. Bye

~End of Phone Convo~

Hugs and Kissed & Taking Advantage ~3

I woke up at 11:00am. I quickly sprang out of bed and got a shower and dressed. I check the time 11:45am. I ran downstairs and Jay was waiting for me. "Hop in the car"Jay demanded. I did as i was told and went in the car. Jay drove me down to the park and i saw Noah and Olivia standing by the fountain. I quickly hoped out and sprinted over to them and swooped them both up in a big bear hug. "HELP"The both screamde. I chuckled once they heard me the stopped screaming and hugged my sides. "I missed you guys"I say with tears streaming down my face. "We missed you too"Olivia said full on crying. "Hey your the guy that i said to treat her right."Olivia asked Jay. "Yes i am and you must be Little y/n's little sister and brother"pointing to Olivia and then Noah."Yes im Noah and this is Olivia"Noah said. Noah's and Olivia's phone rang at the same time and Olivia's was a text and Noah's was a call.

"Hello...Okau...Im sorry...Okay bye". "Guys i need to go home"Noah and Olivia sighed. "Noah and Olivia mind giving big old sissy Hugs and Kisses before you leave and mind saying hello to Oliver and Ava for me"I ask. FIrst they give me the hugs and kisses. THen they promised they would say hello. Me and Jay drovehome. "Hey guys want to go to a party at 7"Lloyd asked. "Sure" I said.

~le 6 hour time skip~

I was changed into a short sparkly outfit and my hair was up and I didn't need any make up. We finally arrived at the part and my other best friend Gayle Gossip and Dareth were talking. THen i see Dareth run out to the curb and start crying. "guys ill mee you in there"I say and all 6 of them walk off. I ran over to Dareth and soothed her. "Dareth hun whats wrong". "This guy 'Vinny' is Gayle's best friend. So Gayle posted on facebook 'Hey Vinny you look hot tonight. If I wasn't with Dareth i would totally date you' So at the party Gayle ran up to me and she said really coldly'Dareth we need to break up now. You are ugly,stuck up,clingy and REALLY UGLY' and thats why im here" I hugged her really tight. "Aren't you staying with Gayle for her tour."I ask. She sniffles and says yes. "Dareth pack your stuff and move in with me and the ninja.”I say. “Really”She asks. “Yes we will get your stuff in the morning”I say” Since it was pouring and i brang a back up dress i gave it to Dareth. 

We walked inside our arms linked. I found the ninja and asked about Dareth staying with us. “Okay he can live with us as long as he wants”Kai says. Dareth went and had one shot and talked with sober Cole. I walked over and drunk Lloyd asked me to dance with him.

His hand were near my but, my hands were around his neck and my head was in the crook of his neck. I kissed him on the cheek. Me and Dareth were dancing in the middle of the floor until we were called up to sing Karaoke. 

Everyone was clapping and we bowed. It was 5 in the morning when we had to leave. I had a little too much to drink and the only sober one was Cole. When i got home i went straight to bed. “WAKE UP”I heard Dareth yell in my ear. “Ouch”I say. My head is aching. “I know i have a hangover too” Dareth said rubbing his temples. I looked at the clock it read 2pm. I got 9 rand down stairs and took my 3 tablets of advil. I felt like going on twitter. I saw photos i didn’t want to see.

I cried my eyes out. Then Lloyd walked through the door. “Have fun with Harumilast night”i say still crying.”What”he says running over to my laptop. “I WAS DRUNK.”He yells. “Lloyd listen. Harumi is taking advantage of you.”I say. I take my laptop and my phone and and run to my room crying in my pillow. Suddenly Harumi appears from my door.”Who let you in here”,”I did. Now listen. Me and Lloyd are in a happy relationship. And im telling you to BACK OFF” She says and with that she walks out of the room.”I HATE MYSELF”i yell. I ran around my room with my eyes closed and then i bumped into my wall. And i passed out.

~Lloyd’s POV~

“Lloyd listen. She is taking advantage of you.” y/n says. And then they take their phone and laptop and runs to their room. A few minutes later i hear “SO BACK OFF”Then a door slam. I decided to make lunch for everyone. Then i heard ‘I HATE MYSELF’loud thump I saw Kai on the couch and i told him i heard a thump from upstairs. We walked upstairs with a baseball bat. We opened y/n’s door and saw y/n on the group passed out. “CHECK FOR A PULSE.” I yelled at Kai. He looks at me and shakes his head. I quickly call for the authorities.

~Phone Conversation~

Operator:Hello you’ve reached the Ninjago City Hospital how may i help you.

Me:Hello. My friend kinda ran into a wall and passed  out. We checked for a pulse and their is done.

Operator:Okay the ambulance’s will be there in 5 minutes.

~End of Phone Conversation~

eternally thinking of the idea that in the ninjago universe there really could be "getting sold to the ninja" fanfics...

[werewolfsister]

Nothing like finding a body in the trunk of your cherry red sports car after a hard day at work!

[chanrizard]

which band member would you take to a desert island?

[ministarfruit]

day 3: your life is mine ♡

(femslashfeb prompt list)

[saragrosie]

Some really stupid season 3-4ish mag sketches plus obligatory crumpling Jon up into a ball (And also s1 Jon is there writing his gay little statements whatever).

I say s3-4 cuz Helen ya know here's another Helen under the cut my beloved they could never make me hate you. You are the not a who but the moment the icon the legend:

I'm sharing some more dumbass things I've drawn in another post cuz there are early season 5 references (I'm on MAG 169) so check that out if you're caught up to there if not begone no spoilers for you ok byeeeee

[tzarrz]

i listen to fog lake too much

[teenagenutant]

hi! i finally updated my fic pressure bomb so. doodles +lil' comic for chapter 3 & 4 ^^

[milk-lover]

Sobbing uncontrollably reading through a dissertation about the college experience of students with ADHD. It is like reading a report about my life that just says over and over "My experiences are real. My hardships are real. I am not lazy, I am not dumb. My struggles were not my fault, and they were not a moral failing. The failure was with the system, not with me."

Here's a line that got me in particular:

"Hotez et al.(2022) compared the health, academic, and non-academic capacities of a nationally representative sample of U.S. first-year college students with ADHD and without ADHD. Students with ADHD self-reported lower academic aspirations and more feelings of depression and overwhelm, ranking themselves lower in their general emotional health. The fact that students with ADHD scored in the highest 10th percentile for many non-academic traits, such as artistic ability, computer skills, creativity, public speaking, social confidence, self-understanding and understanding of others, compassion, and risk-tasking, suggests that this population has strengths that are frequently underappreciated in academia."

(the paper is a thesis called "Understanding the Collegiate Experience for Students With ADHD" by Gia Long, 2022)