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"The Last Lecture", by Randy Pausch. While it's by a well-known CS professor (who was dying of cancer at the time), it's not a technical talk, but about life an
by peterkelly 10y ago
"The Last Lecture", by Randy Pausch. While it's by a well-known CS professor (who was dying of cancer at the time), it's not a technical talk, but about life and work, and how to make the most of it. One of the most inspiring things I've ever seen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo
Another fantastic one is Steve Jobs' 2005 commencement address at Stanford:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc
- qznc 10y agoThe talks are awesome. I still downvoted this, because I consider it off topic. Sorry.
- Cyph0n 10y agohttps://www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/wat https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/wat
- sjnair96 10y agoAnd I upvoted you for explaining why you downvoted it. No point downvoting you. Comparing the end results of both, we only have a higher chance of a net benefit by upvoting you, regardless of whether I agree with you or not. I hope the rest of the HN community also takes this approach before voting.
- will_pseudonym 10y agoRandy Pausch's Time Management lecture is also great. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tim1sjY7q8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tim1sjY7q8
- hans 10y agoo u said steve jobs: really his announcement of the ipod was an incredible speech .. it ties together tech+art+music+apple and his vision appears pretty fresh. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN0SVBCJqLs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN0SVBCJqLs
- oliv__ 10y agoApple seemed so grounded and feature oriented back then. It's hard to believe that the iPhone's battery still only lasts a day or so after seeing this video.
- rkuykendall-com 10y ago> so grounded and feature oriented back then No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame.