Great photography

Great photography

Lovely photography from some experienced professionals. Thanks to Ali for the link.
Friday fun: xkcd and Lego GBC

Friday fun: xkcd and Lego GBC

xkcd: Click and Drag is jaw-droppingly fabulous. You must click and drag in the larger window of the comic to really get it. Also excellent is the Lego great ball contraption. 600 hours to build! There’s a bigger version of it in the HK Science Museum...
Paralympics in pictures

Paralympics in pictures

At least some US newspapers are featuring the paralympics. Pictures from The Atlantic and from the Boston Globe. All extraordinary and worth a second look. Factoid (with no commentary intended): there are fewer people competing at the paralympics than there were at...
Panoramas from other worlds

Panoramas from other worlds

Two astonishing shots of other worlds. I’d not seen the Apollo 11 Landing Site Panorama before, and the high-resolution panorama from Curiosity on Mars is clearly new. For reference, Mount Sharp in the Curiosity shot rises 5.5km above the crater floor.