Mark Rogaski

@skogkatt.io

Software engineer working with Go, Python, and Kubernetes | roller derby official (Trampling Bias, Dirty Jersey Roller Derby) | diversity advocate | outdoor enthusiast | cat rescue foster. Også, nordmenn, jeg følger dere fordi jeg lærer språket.

Aside from its many other problems, the idea Fauci was America's power-abusing covid dictator is somewhat complicated by the fact that he never had the power to do the things they're mad about. His recommendations bound nobody and were not particularly rigorously followed by the actual policymakers.

Running out of body bags, using forklifts to transfer corpses into makeshift morgues, a mortician conducting 200 funerals in a month when he usually does 30, crematories running at double capacity… And these senators just want to memory-hole it all www.nytimes.com/2020/04/30/n...

‘We Ran Out of Space’: Bodies Pile Up as N.Y. Struggles to Bury Its Dead (Gift Article)

The coronavirus crisis is overwhelming New York’s system for burying the dead.

nytimes.com

Born 28 July 1943, Richard Wright, keyboards, vocals, Pink Floyd. Wright appeared on the group's very first album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, in 1967 alongside Syd Barrett, Roger Waters and Nick Mason. He died on 15th Sept 2008 from cancer, aged only 65. #RickWright #PinkFloyd

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Farewell to saxophonist Plas Johnson, who played the iconic tenor sax solo for the "Pink Panther" title theme. He said: "We only did two takes, I think... When we finished, everyone applauded, even the string players. And that's saying something. They never applaud for anything." #filmsky #musicsky

Plas Johnson playing tenor saxophone

A quick word on Taco Bell: That's where we found the suspected lettuce, and it's not bc Taco Bell is gross. It's bc Taco Bell is REALLY GOOD at tracing product! Keeping track of exactly where they got their ingredients, & exactly what restaurants each shipment of ingredients went to!

"Just imagine the glory and pride you’ll feel witnessing an Olympian receive a gold medal for half-pipe snowboarding while the devastating guitar power chords of Mastodon’s Brent Hinds and Bill Kelliher bludgeon the self-worth of the other loser countries." www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/why...

Why “The Star Spangled Banner” Should Be Replaced by Mastodon’s “Crusher Destroyer” as Our National Anthem

“‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ does not slap. You can’t possibly add it to a Summer Jamz playlist. If it appears mid-shuffle between ‘SICKO MODE’ and ‘Run The W...

mcsweeneys.net

"Members of the group Patriot Front ride the metro as a commuter looks on, during the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 4, 2026. REUTERS/Cheney Orr"

"Members of the group Patriot Front ride the metro as a commuter looks on, during the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 4, 2026. REUTERS/Cheney Orr"

I'll summarize this: Mamdani asked NYers to keep air conditioning at 78 degrees. A wave criticism hit online. A MSNBC broadcast pointed out the US Department of Energy recommends that 78 degree figure. Immediately after, the US Department of Energy deleted 6,000 web pages related to energy saving.