The English word “resilience,” from the Latin resilire, literally means “to rebound.” For most of its 400-year history, the term was understood as a property of an object. The resilience of a material was determined by its ability to bounce back under stress and resume its original form or shape. In recent decades, this mechanical […]
Now that the four hostages recently rescued by the Israelis from their imprisonment in the homes of “innocent civilians” in the Nuseirat refugee camp are safely back home with their ecstatic families, the detailed story of how their rescues were planned and executed can be told. You can find more about the rescues here: “The […]
Get in Babkans and other fedizens, we're doing Tuesday. We don't have anything planned for today except the usual work thing, and staying inside because it's supposed to be another scorcher. I'm just having my first cup of coffee for the day while I scroll. Have a good one everyone.
Mohamed Al-Hajamy 💾 (dragonscave.space)Yeah it's 70 here. I think I'm already over this, and I hope you're able to stay cool.
Chris Wiegman (mastodon.chriswiegman.com)Oh yay!