cmu computer science professor randy pausch just passed away. if you haven't seen his last lecture, which was given when he already knew he was dying of pancreatic cancer, i found it very moving and highly recommend it:

if you're not yet familiar with the pookies, you will be soon. i've been following them for a while, but at last it appears that they're meteoric rise to fame is about to begin. the pookies are currently the #1 artist on popcuts.com and they have 2 of this week's hottest songs!