:'( We Lost A Good One This Weekend: IRL Superhero Electron Boy, 14, Passed Away

14-year old Seattle cancer patient turned Make-A-Wish-Foundation superhero Erik Martin sadly succumbed to his disease (HEY -- FUCK YOU CANCER, SERIOUSLY) Friday, and yes, I'm writing this by touch because I can't see the screen. Rest in peace, Erik, you will be missed.

Electron Boy lit up the lives of many [seattletimes]

Thanks to Becca and Puwe, who both found solace in knowing Electron Boy lives on inside every little atom. Thanks, I needed that.

• RIP: Dennis Ritchie, Creator Of Unix Operating System, Has Left The Computer Lab

  October 14, 2011

  BAM -- hello, world. Dennis Ritchie, father of the Unix operating system and C programming language, has passed away. He was 70 (1000110) years young. Unix's influence has been felt in many ways. It established many software engineering principles that persist until today;... / Continue →
• Fainting Cats: Now With More Laser Blasting

  November 5, 2010

  Remember the video of the cats with fainting goat syndrome? Well here's an edit of the video with the little guys getting laser blasted and falling over. I can't tell if actually makes me feel better or worse, but I just loved those kitties so much I thought I'd post it. Als... / Continue →
• Lonesome No More: Lonesome George, The Last Galapagos Giant Tortoise Of His Kind, Has Passed Away

  June 26, 2012

  Seen here with Fausto Llerena, his caretaker of 40 years, Lonesome George, the last remaining Chelonoidis nigra abingdoni (Pinta Island Giant Tortoise, a subspecies of the Galapagos Tortoise), passed away on Sunday, June 24th. He was around 100. Scientists had expected him ... / Continue →