David Baer @david@arktos.social

So #linux killed console soft scroll, eh? It works fine on the #openbsd console.

http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2009.2/05870.html

Watching the COVID memorial this evening I realized how necessary solemn ritual is in our national life, and how utterly absent it has been these last four years. Because solemnity requires leaders to yield the focus of attention.

But grief is necessary. Remembrance is necessary. Sharing a sense of vulnerability is necessary.

It is encouraging to see political violence is still massively unpopular. I've been afraid it would be something like 20-30% support, which would mean we're in for a long period of unrest. But this looks to me like there's a good chance of successfully suppressing it.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/partial-blame-capitol-attack-majority-favors-barring-trump/story?id=75251123&cid=social_twitter_abcn

“The vivid depiction of a wild pig, outlined and filled in with mulberry-hued pigment, dates back at least 45,500 years...”

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/13/science/cave-painting-indonesia.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage&section=Science

So sad to hear of the passing of @pla... His cheery presence in this space helped make it such a welcome alternative to other platforms, and I looked forward to his rides and the lovely photoblog that depicted them. Rest in peace, friend.

Exhausting... the gaslighting, the thuggery, the casual criminality... it never ends.

‘I just want to find 11,780 votes’: In extraordinary hour-long call, Trump pressures Georgia secretary of state to recalculate the vote in his favor

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-raffensperger-call-georgia-vote/2021/01/03/d45acb92-4dc4-11eb-bda4-615aaefd0555_story.html

I’m all for keeping up the Christmas tree up until January 6 at least, but ours was showering needles all over the place, so we took it down. We don’t need an incendiary device in the living room.

The few New Year’s Eves I’ve been out haven’t been so awesome, so being in with the family for dinner and a movie feels pretty normal. I hope everyone’s NYE is a safe and happy one!

This... does not seem promising. It seems to me that people who work with vulnerable populations should get vaccinated or find a new job.

https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2020/12/30/60-of-ohio-nursing-home-workers-refuse-vaccine/