"Last Lecture" CMU Professor Randy Pausch Dies 208
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.
Worth the time (Score:5, Informative)
Transcription of "Last Lecture" (Score:5, Informative)
Follow the link for the transcription of Randy Pausch's Last Lecture [go.com].
Get the full story, sans ads and crap (Score:5, Informative)
http://abcnews.go.com/print?id=4614281 [go.com]
A sad day for everyone that watched his speech (Score:5, Informative)
Off all the viral videos I've seen over the years, I think his "Last Lecture" was the most moving and worthwhile I have ever seen.
It's pretty hard to talk about something as scary as terminal cancer, yet while he kept reminding the listeners of his condition, his energy and charisma kept making you forget that the man was sick.
It's too bad the article that Yahoo! had failed to mention that he got to spend a day with the Pittsburgh Steelers and their wide receiver, Hines Ward. While he didn't actually play in the NFL, I imagine he came as close as he was going to get. I think he managed to nail all of his "bucket list".
People with such great vision are hard to come by. Having that vision while still having such a willingness to share it with others, with great entusiasm, is even more rare.
May his family keep their memories of him always in their minds. R.I.P.
More than The Last Lecture (Score:5, Informative)
Re:A sad day for everyone that watched his speech (Score:3, Informative)
It's too bad the article that Yahoo! had failed to mention that he got to spend a day with the Pittsburgh Steelers and their wide receiver, Hines Ward. While he didn't actually play in the NFL, I imagine he came as close as he was going to get.
Which article are you talking about? The linked article on abcnews.go.com does mention this on the last page. From TFA:
But even though he had enabled the dreams of so many others, we couldn't help but notice that there was one dream Pausch had never been able to fulfill -- playing in the NFL.
So ABC News made a couple of phone calls, and in October, Pausch took the field with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was wearing the jersey of his favorite player: wide receiver Heinz Ward.
Moments later he was catching balls thrown by Ward.
He caught every pass -- and even kicked a field goal, on his first attempt.
Re:May his children come to fully understand (Score:2, Informative)
Requiescat in Pace, actually.
Official CMU release (Score:5, Informative)
http://www.cmu.edu/homepage/beyond/2008/summer/an-enduring-legacy.shtml [cmu.edu]
Re:Official CMU release (Score:5, Informative)
Hrm, better links:
News release [cmu.edu]
Homepage story [cmu.edu]
Re:Worth the time (Score:5, Informative)
I'm glad people aren't making light of this. (Score:1, Informative)
As so many /. posters are wont to do, it's nice to see that the normal sarcasm and wit aren't happening here.
He was a remarkable man, and the memory of him should be honored.
RIP = "Requiescat In Pace" (Score:5, Informative)
Re:RIP (Score:5, Informative)
Rest into peace?
Requiescat in pace. Learn your Latin.
Re:A sad day for everyone that watched his speech (Score:3, Informative)
This one, on Yahoo!, just as I said:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080725/ap_en_ot/obit_pausch [yahoo.com]
Download Alice... (Score:5, Informative)
Dr. Randy Pausch was part of the team that created Alice [alice.org], a tool to teach programming masquerading as a game. Salute Dr. Pausch's memory by downloading Alice and playing with it. And if you can, help the effort to finish Alice v. 3!
You can do something for this great man. (Score:4, Informative)
I am sure that he'd appreciate a donation to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, 2141 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 7000, El Segundo, CA 90245 [pancan.org]
The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Mourns the Loss of Friend and Supporter, Dr. Randy Pausch
Dear Friends,
It is with great sadness that the staff and I mourn the passing of Dr. Randy Pausch.
Dr. Pausch, the Carnegie-Mellon professor who delivered the now famous The Last Lecture speech about the importance of achieving your childhood dreams, became a friend and supporter of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. He was also a loving husband, a devoted father, and a mentor who not only influenced and inspired his students and colleagues, but went on to inspire thousands, if not millions of people to follow their hearts and their dreams. We will be forever grateful for his support and commitment.
It is critically important to keep Dr. Pausch's message, "to make every day matter in the fight against pancreatic cancer," moving forward. He knew the importance and urgency of getting the message out to help drive the research funding needed to fight this disease. His philosophy of "every day matters" was a testament to his determination and strength despite the odds.
The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network honors Dr. Randy Pausch for his humanity and bravery during his fight against this terrible disease. His commitment to our organization will never be forgotten. We will miss him.
Sincerely,
Julie Fleshman
I will miss this man, even though I have never met him in person (I so wish I did), his lecture, like himself, is unforgettable. It was the most important lecture I have ever had the honour of participating - even though from a distance.
Re:Still not sure... (Score:3, Informative)
Re:RIP (Score:2, Informative)
Oh, yay for being a douche. Informative? It doesn't have to be latin: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.I.P [wikipedia.org].