Very sad. If you don’t know who Randy Pausch is, then you need to watch his “Last Lecture.”
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Come for the politics, stay for the snark.
We do not need to pander to people who do not like what we stand for.
When you’re in more danger from the IDF than from Russian shelling, that’s really bad.
DeSantis transforming Florida into 1930s Germany with gators and theme parks.
Come for the politics, stay for the snark.
Whatever happens next week, the fight doesn’t end.
Everything is totally normal and fine!!!
Shallow, uninformed, and lacking identity
There are more Russians standing up to Putin than Republicans.
We still have time to mess this up!
So fucking stupid, and still doing a tremendous amount of damage.
🎶 Those boots were made for mockin’ 🎵
Conservatism: there are people the law protects but does not bind and others who the law binds but does not protect.
T R E 4 5 O N
When someone says they “love freedom”, rest assured they don’t mean yours.
Trump should be leading, not lying.
Radicalized white males who support Trump are pitching a tent in the abyss.
Anyone who bans teaching American history has no right to shape America’s future.
So very ready.
If you cannot answer whether trump lost the 2020 election, you are unfit for office.
If senate republicans had any shame, they’d die of it.
It’s all just conspiracy shit beamed down from the mothership.
This isn’t Democrats spending madly. This is government catching up.
When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty. ~Thomas Jefferson
The words do not have to be perfect.
PeterJ
I use(d) to check his page with updates on his battle somewhat infrequently, had a look on Thursday and got a bit worried since there hadn’t been an update for almost a month, sadly there was another update later that day.
RIP Randy Pausch.
Con Mhac
My mother gave me his book one day and said “Here. You need to read this.” I gave her that look that say ‘You’ve got to be kidding me’, but I took the book, because hey, it’s my mother.
He was certainly an interesting fellow.
RSA
I met Randy back when he was a professor at Virginia. I’m surprised but happy that he had an impact beyond the bounds of his discipline (our research areas overlap a bit). RIP.
maxbaer (not the original)
Michael, thanks for the link.
RIP Randy, you certainly put things in perspective.
TR
My mother gave me the book as well. Worth reading, even if you’ve seen the lecture.
RIP.
Penman
Yes, RIP, and sympathy to his family.
But this ABC milking exploitation of these obvious comfort platitudes rankles.
ABC’s ad today about all the programs they’re doing on this LITERALLY puts a pretty a bow on it all.
THAT’s the problem. Narcotizing, misleading platitudes. Blech.
Penman
Yes, RIP, and sympathy to his family.
But this ABC milking exploitation of these obvious comfort platitudes rankles.
ABC’s ad today about all the programs they’re doing on this LITERALLY puts a pretty a bow on it all.
THAT’s the problem. Narcotizing, misleading platitudes. Blech.
LiberalTarian
I saw his youtube last lecture last year. The man was a regular guy–smart, but regular.
I feel bad for his kids, who don’t get to have this great guy in their lives. Yeah, he left them platitudes in a sense, but when all you have to give your kids for the rest of their lives are well-intentioned words, you want to make them good ones, kind ones, inspiring ones. By some folks’ definition, platitudes. I think he left more than just platitudes to his kids–he left them his love.
And if you find that way too sweet for your discerning tastes, well, change the channel goofball. I’m sure there is something happening somewhere with all the seamy underbelly you need to feed your black, cynical, misery loving little heart.
jack fate
Wow. *speechless*