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By: Baka-Raptor » Blog Archive » Lelouch’s Last Lecture

Baka-Raptor » Blog Archive » Lelouch’s Last Lecture — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 09:24:54 +0000

[...] video is based off Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture and Code Geass [...]

By: Baka-Raptor

Baka-Raptor — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:15:40 +0000

@korosora: Damn right! My ego rocks. It's so much better than everyone else's. But if it makes you feel better, right now I'm in law school, so my CMU Computer Science degree isn't worth another school's CS degree. Maybe I should've gone to Columbia... @Asperger's: Yup, as Randy says, it's great to meet your childhood idols. Two years ago I went to the book signing of my biggest idol, Maddox. I spent about an hour waiting in line. Then we exchanged about four sentences, none of which were interesting in any way. It was awesome. @Dancing Queen: Now I have to get it. I'm in the middle of three books right now (two comedy and one educational/instructional), so as soon I finish at least two of them, I'll order this one. I first heard of the lecture when my mother saw Randy on Oprah. He's been interviewed all over the place, and he spoke at this past spring's CMU graduation ceremony along with Al Gore (my year, 2007, got Bill Cosby, who was also awesome in a different way). You can probably find a lot of Randy's clips on YouTube. It's a shame I don't have an internet connection at home right now (I'm currently at school).

By: Dancing Queen

Dancing Queen — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:09:50 +0000

i saw this post when i came back from my mexico trip. and even though i had gone over 24hours without sleeping i sat down and saw his entire lecture. it was amazing. i think you for bringing this to my attention. I’ve been hearing about this for a while now on the radio on my way to work but it never occurred to me to even do a small google search to find his lecture. After i saw this i started looking for more things about Randy, i found an interview of him with diane sawyer, and then heard about his book. I went out and bought it yesterday, i don’t think i’ve ever read anything so fast, and it’s so amazing. I think the worst part is that if it weren’t for him dying no one would have even cared about what he had to say. but each little nugget of advice is something that people really should live their life by. It’s hard for me to read the book without crying, i keep thinking about his family since he’s now gone, about his wife and three children that he left behind. But if you haven’t picked up the book i saw you should. It’s a short read and reiterates a lot of what he talks about in his lecture but then adds some more about his personal life.

By: Asperger's Anime Blogger

Asperger's Anime Blogger — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:01:00 +0000

This guy makes some good points, and achieving my childhood dreams has been a goal for me ever since my brother wanted to go to see James Brown in Australia, missed out, then he DIED. Since then I’ve been going to all my heroes’ book talks, like Terry Pratchett, Germaine Greer (who dropped off the heroes’ list when she called me a “Boy!” and a “Conscientious eccentric/time waster”) and Neil Gaiman, who is one of the nicest men I’ve ever met. EVER. And to meet all these people I had to plan ahead and scheme to get what I wanted, just like Randy Pausch did. By the way I have been to Disneyland and I appreciated what Randy had to say about the place having been there myself. That and celebrity death is a plague these days.

By: korosora

korosora — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:39:25 +0000

“CMU was actually my safety school.”
-_-… Your ego can go so far!

By: biankita

biankita — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:26:56 +0000

i’ve actually never heard of him and only managed to watch the first fifteen minutes before my connection kept failing on me. i hope this vid won’t get yanked off YouTube, i wanna finish it when my connection stabilizes. it was really nice and touching…

By: issa-sa

issa-sa — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:42:55 +0000

Okay, I have a feeling I know what blissmo’s next comic will be like…
Yea, if I met the guy for real, I don’t think I’d take to him very much, but for the sake of put on respect as dictated by society, I am forced to admit that there is a lot to admire about the guy and the lecture and blah blah blah may he rest in peace *returns to miserable non-dream-realizing cynical trolling self*
If ever visit his grave, I’ll make sure to offer a Maid Guy Badge of Honour… pinned on a gigantic stuffed animal if must.

By: Teeif

Teeif — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:21:03 +0000

Nobody remembers Ghetto, you didn’t exist before you sold out. Now pay your dues!!!

By: Baka-Raptor

Baka-Raptor — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:07:54 +0000

@blissmo: You’ll love it. It has bunnies!

By: blissmo

blissmo — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:00:11 +0000

HE’S SO AWESOME~! I also promise to watch this, but I don’t want to spoil myself yet until my sister comes home so that I can watch it with her. And then I might show it to my friends at church as well XD