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"Last Lecture" CMU Professor Randy Pausch Dies

Posted by kdawson on from the imagineering-on-the-other-side dept.

Many readers are sending in word that Randy Pausch has died at 47. The charismatic young college professor celebrated life despite a death sentence from pancreatic cancer in a remarkable speech widely known as the "Last Lecture." The video went viral and has been downloaded by over 10 million people.

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  1. Godspeed by D+Ninja · · Score: 5, Insightful

    That was an amazing speech, Professor Pausch. Your family will be in my prayers. You had a great way of looking at life, and I sincerely believe that your children will benefit very much from that.

    I know many people who already have...

  2. Re:A sad day for everyone that watched his speech by dasunst3r · · Score: 5, Insightful

    No kidding -- I shed a few tears for this guy. If there was one thing I got from that lecture, it was a different perspective on brick walls. On the bright side, he beat the odds by a nontrivial amount, and he savored every last moment he could.

  3. Re:If only... by ndansmith · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If only our politicians were a 1/10th of the man that he was.

    No! Don't waste good men on politics!

  4. Re:If only... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If only our politicians were a 1/10th of the man that he was..

    .. then we would vote against them, in favor of someone who has a better marketing department. Like we always do.