Mixed bag of links

[conuly]

And, bonus, one of my all time favorite Calvin and Hobbes strips!

Ancient DNA Yields New Clues to Dead Sea Scrolls

Scientists discover that four “blank” Dead Sea Scrolls actually have text

Elementary, My Dear Soundtrack

Why printers add secret tracking dots

Digging up forgotten kingdoms, Saudis unearth ancient identity

Solar power with a free side of drinking water

Why Singapore Is Digging Up Its Few Remaining Cemeteries

Who were the peasants in the Middle Ages?

Aida will gather dust in the archives (Must read!)

The Surprising History of Homework Reform

Flush with cash from corruption settlement, Brazilian states step up deforestation fight

America’s reopening is dangerous. Canada has a better idea.

How Germany Saved Its Workforce From Unemployment While Spending Less Per Person Than the U.S.

U.S. school closures dramatically shrinking public education

Why the Pandemic Means Unprecedented Pay for Some Nurses and Unemployment for Others

Internal FDA Documents Show How Little Evidence The Agency Had Before Allowing Malaria Drugs To Be Used To Treat COVID-19

Is COVID-19 Falling Harder on Black Prisoners? Officials Won’t Tell Us.

Backlash in China after front-line doctor dies

Poverty isn’t a lack of character. It’s a lack of cash

What Graphs Reveal (If You Give Them Time)

Ferguson elects first black, first female mayor in city's history nearly six years after protests solidified Black Lives Matter movement

D.C. Protesters Hail The Hero Of Swann St., Who Sheltered Them From Arrest

There isn’t a simple story about looting

The protest was peaceful — then the cops arrived

Meet the men who scared de Blasio away from police reform

‘Dangerous’: Around world, police chokeholds scrutinized

Pelosi Asks Black Caucus To Come Up With Police Reforms Following Protests

Minneapolis Police Union President: “I’ve Been Involved in Three Shootings Myself, and Not a One of Them Has Bothered Me”

Comments

[tielan]

Mmm, Calvin and Hobbes...

(the only C&H icon I have in my collection, alas)

[elf]

Re: Secret Printer Dots: One way around them is to take a ream of paper, and "print" blank contents front and back on them. Then re-stack the paper and use it as normal. (Ideally, days or weeks later.) There will now be two sets of dots with conflicting info.

ETA: Only relevant for laserjet printers; inkjet don't do the dots. And laserjet may have moved on to other types of ID.

[captainsblog]

Ray: "These darn fool kids today have no idea what this means."
Ray's kid: "Um, we have a vinyl record player and you don't."

[greghousesgf]

The Baker Street in the Gerry Rafferty song of the same name was the street where his lawyer's office was.