Randy Pausch has died
 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080725/.../obit_pausch_7

In case if anyone is wondering, this is the guy who made the "Last Lecture" speech. Pretty amzing guy if you ask me.

Fascinating.

Ah so he's so famous I've never heard of him.

And who the ****ing cares if you heard of him or not?

Nobody ever heard of all those B-class celebrities and one-show starlets whose deaths or childbirths you're announcing every now and then.

Stop showing off with your ignorance so blatantly, for crying out loud.

What the f*ck is wrong with you? Are you jealous that you aren't the one the posted this like every other topic in this section? Is that why you have to try to bring it down with your f*cking ignorance?

Jimmony Cricket. Yes I haven't heard of him but I was still interested in his story. :ohwell: *sighs*

I was about to make the same topic. I broke out into tears when I saw his lecture and again when I found out he passed away. He was an inspirational figure and it's sad to hear he had to go.

For those who haven't seen his lecture, I can recommend it to everyone. Here's a link: RIP Randy Pausch :cry:

Why do people flip out so easily in these forums - more often than in most of my other regular haunts on the internet. For the love of Jebus, I've never heard of him either, nor do I feel his speech was anything of interest to me. But it's clear that he's made an impact on some, and it's sad that he's passed.

That said, I also feel that the "celebrity passing" threads are in excess... they make up a bulk of the Current Events forum, and yes, there are some that are questionable on notable status (I think one of them was some guy that was in three movies in the seventies nobody had seen, and that was it). Perhaps a sticky thread where they can all go would be more sufficient?

You know, you may have a point there S. We have a general thread for celebrity births, why not have a general thread for celebrity deaths?

Good idea, but due to the low amount of traffic in this section, it wouldn't really change anything.

I didn't mean for this thread to become a problem. I only posted this story beacause I thought Dr. Pausch actually made a difference, unlike the other celebrities you often hear about. I watched his lecture in my Geometry X class and was touched by it. When I heard he died, I knew I had to put this on here. And I apologize if I started any trouble by starting another thread about a celebrity.

I don't think it was you, Whelen. I've personally never heard of Mr. (or is it Dr.) Pausch, but any lose is tragic. Remember kiddies, there are people hurting when ever someone passes away, known or not.

I was extremely saddened to hear of his passing. I loved the lecture, and the book that stemmed from it. I read it twice in three days. Extremely insipring, I suggest it to everyone.

He had a great outlook on life. I checked his website (which he updated fairly regularly) most days, to see how he was doing. My prayers are with his family, that, while they knew the outcome, is heartbroken right now. May they and his friends be comforted.

RIP Dr. Pausch.

The last time I suggested a celeb deaths thread, everyone got all offended.

It's not your fault, it was Raph's Girl and her dumb "fascinating/oh so he's so famous I've never heard of him" reaction - in situation when it'd be better to say nothing at all.

It'd be bigger if more serious topics were allowed to discuss.

You're right, but the majority of the additional activity would consist of flame wars (as it would on almost any other forum out there)...

Well, I thought that's what mods are for, anyway.

Pardon me for disagreeing, but I belong to two other forums in which serious and controversial subject matter is allowed and they both have members who respect other's opinions and can discuss differences. Obviously, even by this 'vanilla' thread, we are unable to be mature.

We barely have enough mods left to handle the current traffic, much less the added burden of having to break up arguments every day that this would bring.

See this reply. For every forum that can handle religious and political threads without arguments, there are hundreds or thousands that can't. If you don't believe me, here's one example of what other admins think about the topic (there are plenty more where that came from).

Anyway, let's please get back on topic. Anyone who still thinks we should allow religion and politics can start a thread in the Q/C/S section about it.