Sad

Neil Armstrong has passed away. Time to update XKCD's depressing graphic:

For your viewing pleasure...

...C. S. Lewis through the Shadowlands, the BBC version which I prefer to the Hollywood version. Having said that, the Hollywood version has much higher production values, and honestly, I don't remember it very well.

For your listening pleasure...

..."The Abolition of Man" by Thrice. Inspired by the book by C. S. Lewis. Lyrics are here.

For your reading pleasure...

...check out "The Last Question" by Isaac Asimov.

Roaming Rover

I'm not posting much, but some things are too important to not mention. On Sunday, the new Mars Rover will land on Mars, filming on the way down. So so so cool.

Update (7 Aug): First pictures. Including this one

which reminds me of this one from the Phoenix landing.