stanislaw lem is dead at age 84.

before you start bitching about the movie solaris, you should know that lem was a genius, a rare talent, a witty, insightful science fiction writer who hated most other science fiction because he (rightfully) thought most all other science fiction was stupid. he liked philip k. dick, though.

my dad used to read me stories from the cyberiad when i was wee. it's one of my favorite childhood memories. :)