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Well if Japan can have a nuclear meltdown, it can probably happen anywhere. At least with the older style nuclear technology.

Which... is a different result.

'Space pups': Mouse sperm stored on ISS produces healthy young No mighty mouse... yet.

Anybody have a metal coat hanger?

Those can't possibly be real, can they?

The state has been in phase III since mid May, which essentially only limits large gatherings. Mask requirements are still in place though, following the CDC guidance. The vaccination program has been fairly successful here. Gov. Inslee has said there will be a statewide reopening on June 30th; possibly earlier if we hit the 70% vaccination mark. https://www.governor.wa.gov/news-media/inslee-announces-statewide-reopening-date-june-30-and-short-term-statewide-move-phase 3

I had my second shot on Monday. The side effects were pretty mild and lasted barely a day. Now I'm looking forward to the state dropping all the quarantine measures. Any day now... We're already subject to mind control through the media outlets on a daily basis, so how will we know the difference? Is there a tell?

A Little Laughing Gas Can Help Treat Depression, Small Study Finds Who'd have guessed that? I can't imagine.

Don't forget Diney McDinoface. Reserved for a British dinosaur, of course.

I like to think we can blame this on the lawyers.

Well it's amusing to a certain generation...

There's an interesting perspective in this NPR article: There's A Stark Red-Blue Divide When It Comes To States' Vaccination Rates I was expecting some differences, but that's just stunning. The good news is that most states are at the 50% mark or higher.

Space travel weakens our immune systems: Now scientists may know why I remember ages ago reading sci-fi novels where people would live in space to a ripe old age because zero-g was easier on the body. Turns out: nope, it doesn't work that way.