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CMU Professor Randy Pausch's 'Last Lecture'
This is a bit of an unusual story for Slashdot- it's the "Last Lecture" of a professor at CMU who is terminally ill. His early research in VR has benefited everyone and even if you have never heard of Randy Pausch I think this is worth your time. It's a 2 hour long wmv filled with insight, laughs and wisdom from a man who has really done some amazing work. I've been watching it all morning and I think it would really be worth your time if you can spare it to listen to what he has to say. From virtual reality to education to stuffed animals and childhood dreams, there's a lot here worth your time.
Thanks drew for the link. Update: 09/21 15:44 GMT by Z : The link is already a little shakey, so you might want to turn to this cut up YouTube version of the talk instead.
It's too bad we put ridiculous priorities on things. Imagine what we could cure, probably including his terminal illness, if we only had a trillion dollars to spare on research.
Gee, if only there were some place we could find a trillion dollars in the last four or five years of the budget that was wasted and could have been better spent improving the world.
Hmm.
Can't think of any place, whatsoever.