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Dave Bacon is a theoretical ski bum who is also a pseudo professor. His research is on quantum computing, his scientific passions extend to everything in physics, mathematics, computer science and beyond, and his personal pleasures include making wine, playing poker, skiing, camping, and daydreaming (although not all of those at the same time.) Nothing he says on this blog should be construed as having anything to do with his employer or his dog.

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We Beat the Reaper by Living Well

Category: Computer Science
Posted on: July 25, 2008 11:02 AM, by Dave Bacon

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Randy Pausch, Carnegie Mellon computer science professor, passed away early today. If you haven't watched Pausch's last lecture, you should:

This lecture, when I first saw it, reminded me how important humor is for teaching. In other words, my students from last term can blame all my silly jokes on Randy.

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Another amazing person died this week. His name is Nick and he can be found at nickannstreet (you can google the name). Nick was a young man who died of ALS. He also has an amazing story that he has journaled through a blog.

Posted by: Renee King | July 26, 2008 11:34 PM