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pancreatic cancer

Randy Pausch’s Passing

by urbanpixie on 25 July 2008

In some sad news, Randy Pausch passed away today from pancreatic cancer at the age of 47. The “Last Lecture” teacher, speaker and innovative computer scientist was truly an inspiration to us all. These are a few of my favorite quotes:

“The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to [...]

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Randy Pausch Lecture: Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams

by urbanpixie on 6 May 2008

While I’m way too hopeful to accept the idea of “dealt cards,” especially when it comes to “terminal” cancer diagnoses, I do believe that Randy Pausch of Carnegie Mellon gave a great “Last Lecture.” It’s a long one, but worth every minute:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo&hl=en]
And, as you can see, Randy’s still at it! Here’s to childhood [...]

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