Comments on: Randy Pausch Passes Away (1960 – 2008)

By: adam carolla fan

adam carolla fan — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 17:58:54 +0000

my post here is over 3 years late…but i’m still compelled to post (even though no one will probably read it).

i watched “the last lecture” a couple years ago after a colleague recommended it, and found randy pausch and his view on how to live your life pretty remarkable.

By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:24:27 +0000

Very sad. I was truly touched by his last lecture.

By: jim

jim — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:24:43 +0000

We can pursue everything in life, we may not achieve it. The pursuit of happiness is what the American experience is all about. You may not be able to actually pursue everything you want, but you pursue what you can and the rest will work itself out. I knew what you meant, I was just messing with you.

By: saladdin

saladdin — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:25:19 +0000

Jim and Patrick,

I was speaking more philosophically then anything. In the way that we say “Live life to the fullest” but still lay around on the couch on Saturday or “Live like today was the last day of our life” but we focus on YTD 401k returns.

No way can we or do we pursue everything we want in life. That’s silly. Just like saying “I have no regrets.” We all do. My list is long and varied. Anyone without regrets is the one that has a wasted life and was scared of taking risks.

When I hear stories like Pausch’s I atleast try to remedy some of my failings.

saladdin

By: Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:19:20 +0000

This is extremely sad news. It’s always hard to see a fellow computer scientist pass away. From the video, he was a great speaker and it must have been a pleasure to take a class with him.

I agree with Jim, you can still pursue everything you want in life and still save money. I have just as much fun as all my friends do, but don’t waste money the same way they do.

By: jim

jim — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:23:17 +0000

Walt: Good idea, I updated the title.

Saladdin: Yep, but pursuing your dreams isn’t mutually exclusive with saving for retirement.

By: saladdin

saladdin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:14:44 +0000

The true sad part is 6 months from now most will not remember his message and we will be back to tracking our 401k’s worried if we will have enough money for our retirement in 25 years.

saladdin

By: Walt

Walt — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:16:11 +0000

You might want to be a bit more descriptive in your headlines…I saw this in my feed reader this morning, but skipped right over it. Then I saw on Digg that he died, and I was like “wait, just this morning I saw somebody offering tickets to see him speak!” Yeah, that’s right…I thought you had passes (i.e. tickets) to another lecture he was doing. Oops…

By: ReddH

ReddH — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:42:19 +0000

Thanks for giving him the nod here. I highly encourage people to watch his lecture, it’s well worth the time. I have so much respect for that man.