Vonnegut RIP

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WISE launched successfully this morning, spacecraft is in orbit and responsive. The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer launched successfully from Vandenburg this morning.

so it goes

We knew it had to happen someday. And yet, what a depressing surprise to find that someday is today.

The NYT article makes his work sound very contingent on his time and relevant only to a specific few generations. I certainly hope it keeps being read by future generations -- if only to resist the blind worship of technology and the hubris of righteous anger, both tendencies that show no sign of going away soon.