Archive for September, 2007

30th of September, 2007

The Last Lecture of Randy Pausch

Posted by admin in All, Fun, Values and Characters at 3:32 pm | Permanent Link

Professor Randy Pausch at the Carnegie Mellon University is terminally ill. He has done amazing work in virtual realty and has inspired and enabled many students achieve their dreams. In the lecture, he talks about his childhood dreams, his parents and the life lessons he left behind with his children. His talk is [...]

10th of September, 2007

Washington “GET” is no longer a Good Investment

Posted by admin in All at 12:11 am | Permanent Link

I just paid my son’s first college bill. I withdrew money from his GET account opened two and half years ago. At that time, I purchased one unit for $61 dollar. I only got $62.9 per unit today. The return is about 1.2% per year. It is much worse [...]