Happy New Year, fediverse!
Here’s to working towards more freedom, justice, and equality in 2019. It’s not going to get any easier. It’s probably going to get harder. All that matters is we keep chipping away at the problem and working on the solutions. Every little thing we do, whether it’s raising awareness or reducing harm or creating ethical alternatives… it all matters.
Heck, the fact I can write this on the fediverse is reason enough to be hopeful.
Lots of love to you all 
Help me, fediverse!
Earlier today some keys on my HP Envy laptop, Windows 10, pretty much quit working. The F12, 9, O, L and . keys (so a stripe down the kbd). They aren't totally dead, maybe one in 20 key presses register. Although shifted, they don't work at all.
BUT ... they all work just fine in the BIOS, and pass the diagnostic test with flying colors.
I've reinstalled the keyboard driver, and done a system restore.
I am baffled.