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CMU Professor Dr. Randy Pausch Has Died

randy pausch dies

Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist whose ‘‘last lecture’’ about facing terminal cancer became an Internet sensation and a best-selling book, died Friday. He was 47.
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. Millions viewed the complete or abridged version of the lecture, titled ‘‘Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams,’’ online.

‘‘I don’t know how to not have fun,’’ he said in the lecture. ‘‘I’m dying and I’m having fun. And I’m going to keep having fun every day I have left. Because there’s no other way to play it.’’
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one dream was to be in star trek

In what he called ‘‘a truly magical experience,’’ he was even invited to appear as an extra in the upcoming ‘‘Star Trek’’ movie.

He had one line of dialogue, got to keep his costume and donated his $217.06 paycheck to charity.
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last lecture on you tube
 
Re: randy pausch dies

Very sad. It was so great of Abrams to give him a small role into play in the movie. I bet he really enjoyed it. :)
 
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