everybody has their limits…

by russell our friends the tardigrades are in the news again. the little water bears have survived extreme heat and cold (-328 F to 304 F), extended periods (years) with no water or food, extreme pressure (6x the water pressure at the bottom of the Marianas Trench), radiation at levels 1,000x a lethal dose for … Read more

notes from the culture wars, chapter the millionth: in which the League of Women Voters throws some shade

by russell From the League of Women Voters notes on a recent City Council Meeting in Salem, MA: The motion to pass an ordinance to change the language in existing and future ordinances to remove gender bias was distracted by a long debate over the suitability of changing "manhole" to "maintenance hole." Though this linguistic … Read more