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1. Eostre Emily Danne (danne@lgbt.io)'s status on Tuesday, 16-Jan-2018 07:23:22 EST Eostre Emily Danne

   https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28532190/why-does-windows-handle-scrollbars-in-kernel

   Windows handles scrollbars in the kernel.
   Windows, a modern operating system, handles scrollbars, those clicky-draggy things on the side of windows, in the kernel.
   Windows, a modern, widely-used operating system, handles scrollbars, those clicky-draggy things on the side of windows, in the kernel, the part of the OS with the highest privilege, the part that is needed for... literally everything.

   wat

   1. 6gain (6gain@loadaverage.org)'s status on Wednesday, 17-Jan-2018 05:01:38 EST 6gain

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      @danne Fascinating answer. Never realised, never thought about it before, but classic software engineering problem.