A great post, and a brilliant lecture…

Two things I’m posting as much to have them handy for my own recollection as to share.

1: I often tell my friend and colleague Dave Cushman that I disagree with him, and I also tend to be the plain English version of his slightly more long-winded explanations. But he seems to be putting across his thoughts in better and better ways, and this is a great example.

2. I hadn’t heard of Randy Pausch until after his untimely death, and although his ‘Last Lecture’ got picked up by various media in the U.S., it was only via Twitter and blogs I heard about it. Probably one the most worthwhile, inspirational, and moving ways I’ve ever spent 80 minutes. And possibly the best advert for academia I’ve seen in years.
Do it justice and click on full screen mode…