Keyboard media keys (Fn + F keys, eg. vol mute, +/-, brightness etc.) do NOT yet work in mainline kernel. There is some good work going on over here on github but it’s preliminary.

Also note kernel 6.10 broke the bottom display it would appear; I’m using kernel 6.13-rc4 currently.

I think it’s a ‘too soon?’ thing… her home planet of Alderan(?) had just been blown to… well, asteroids earlier (well, previous movie, but still…)

NEW METHOD which avoids the udev ‘event storm’ caused by docking/undocking the keyboard

[/usr/local/bin/asusUX8406_kbdwatch]

#!/bin/bash

me=$(basename "$0")
laststate=2

while true; do
  sleep 3
  output=$(lsusb -d 0b05:1b2c)
  stat=$?
  if [ $stat == 1 ] && [ $laststate != 1 ]; then
    ## kbd removed, enable lower display
    laststate=1
    logger -p user.info "${me} KEYBOARD REMOVED"
    xrandr --auto && xrandr --output eDP-2 --below eDP-1
  elif [ $stat == 0 ] && [ $laststate != 0 ]; then
    ## kbd replaced, disable lower display
    laststate=0
    logger -p user.info "${me} KEYBOARD DOCKED"
    xrandr --output eDP-2 --off
  fi
done

Hook this up to your init system, or run from a nohup session redirected to /dev/null on login or session startup … for example, on my system I am member of group video, so installing it to /usr/local/bin and setting ownership to root:video and sudo chmod ug+rx allows it to be run on session login automatically.

Hmm, I will have to check that out. Thanks.

Anton Petrov (“Hello, Wonderful Person!”) is quite good IMO.

PBS Space Time and Eons (and as others have already said, Journey to the Microcosmos).

Kurzgesagt is fun and AFAIK always tries to be accurate (they’ve been quick to publish correction videos when necessary).

I’ll second other’s recommendation for CuriosityStream and Standup Maths. Matt’s also part of at least one good podcast, “A Podcast of Unnecessary Detail” which is informative and entertaining.