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Remembering Randy Pausch

Sunday, July 27th, 2008

If you don’t watch television, you may not know Randy Pausch.  If that’s the case, let me introduce you.

Randy Pausch was a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in August of 2006.  One year later the cancer had moved into his liver and spleen, which meant the cancer was terminal.

As part of an ongoing lecture series, top professors are asked to impart some advice and knowledge upon the world as though it was their last chance to do so.

Randy gave his last lecture, entitled “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams” on September 18, 2007.  For him, however, it really was his last lecture, as …