Candid look at Bill Gates [modified]
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EDIT #2: NOTE: Ok, to make everyone happy, here is the link again with the full URL: Candid article/interview with Bill Gates[^] He confirms he's giving away his fortune to charity, and is giving his kids 'only' $10 million a piece. I wouldn't mind receiving 'only' $10 million... Funny quote: "I drive myself around town in a normal Mercedes. I’ve had a Lexus. The family has a Porsche, which is a nice car that we sometimes take out." A 'normal' Mercedes? What's a 'normal' Mercedes?! Or, I guess the real questions is, what is an 'abnormal' Mercedes! ;)
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My parents drive a normal merc. It didn't cost very much, is worthless as a px but gives them reliable motoring. Probably not what B&M drive.
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EDIT #2: NOTE: Ok, to make everyone happy, here is the link again with the full URL: Candid article/interview with Bill Gates[^] He confirms he's giving away his fortune to charity, and is giving his kids 'only' $10 million a piece. I wouldn't mind receiving 'only' $10 million... Funny quote: "I drive myself around town in a normal Mercedes. I’ve had a Lexus. The family has a Porsche, which is a nice car that we sometimes take out." A 'normal' Mercedes? What's a 'normal' Mercedes?! Or, I guess the real questions is, what is an 'abnormal' Mercedes! ;)
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I think he's done enough work to deserve a nice car. It's better than being irresponsible and buying something just as extravagant with loans you can't pay back, which seems to be the norm in this country. By normal, not armored?
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EDIT #2: NOTE: Ok, to make everyone happy, here is the link again with the full URL: Candid article/interview with Bill Gates[^] He confirms he's giving away his fortune to charity, and is giving his kids 'only' $10 million a piece. I wouldn't mind receiving 'only' $10 million... Funny quote: "I drive myself around town in a normal Mercedes. I’ve had a Lexus. The family has a Porsche, which is a nice car that we sometimes take out." A 'normal' Mercedes? What's a 'normal' Mercedes?! Or, I guess the real questions is, what is an 'abnormal' Mercedes! ;)
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Alexander DiMauro wrote:
Or, I guess the real questions is, what is an 'abnormal' Mercedes!
One owned by me would be an abnormal Mercedes. At the moment that is based on cost but if I could afford it I wouldn't have one based on current build quality.
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Alexander DiMauro wrote:
Or, I guess the real questions is, what is an 'abnormal' Mercedes!
One owned by me would be an abnormal Mercedes. At the moment that is based on cost but if I could afford it I wouldn't have one based on current build quality.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb -- they're often *students*, for heaven's sake. -- (Terry Pratchett, alt.fan.pratchett)
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EDIT #2: NOTE: Ok, to make everyone happy, here is the link again with the full URL: Candid article/interview with Bill Gates[^] He confirms he's giving away his fortune to charity, and is giving his kids 'only' $10 million a piece. I wouldn't mind receiving 'only' $10 million... Funny quote: "I drive myself around town in a normal Mercedes. I’ve had a Lexus. The family has a Porsche, which is a nice car that we sometimes take out." A 'normal' Mercedes? What's a 'normal' Mercedes?! Or, I guess the real questions is, what is an 'abnormal' Mercedes! ;)
modified on Monday, June 13, 2011 1:10 PM
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EDIT #2: NOTE: Ok, to make everyone happy, here is the link again with the full URL: Candid article/interview with Bill Gates[^] He confirms he's giving away his fortune to charity, and is giving his kids 'only' $10 million a piece. I wouldn't mind receiving 'only' $10 million... Funny quote: "I drive myself around town in a normal Mercedes. I’ve had a Lexus. The family has a Porsche, which is a nice car that we sometimes take out." A 'normal' Mercedes? What's a 'normal' Mercedes?! Or, I guess the real questions is, what is an 'abnormal' Mercedes! ;)
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Alexander DiMauro wrote:
what is an 'abnormal' Mercedes!
The SLS AMG.[^] (He could also mean that he drives a C or E class, not a CL class.)
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EDIT #2: NOTE: Ok, to make everyone happy, here is the link again with the full URL: Candid article/interview with Bill Gates[^] He confirms he's giving away his fortune to charity, and is giving his kids 'only' $10 million a piece. I wouldn't mind receiving 'only' $10 million... Funny quote: "I drive myself around town in a normal Mercedes. I’ve had a Lexus. The family has a Porsche, which is a nice car that we sometimes take out." A 'normal' Mercedes? What's a 'normal' Mercedes?! Or, I guess the real questions is, what is an 'abnormal' Mercedes! ;)
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Well, the guy has just confirmed that his foundation is donating one billion dollars to help with vaccines. I'm prepared to cut him a little slack here.
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It's nice knowing where you are being directed to, before you get there.
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Great read :thumbsup:
Craigslist Troll: litaly@comcast.net "I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. " — Hunter S. Thompson
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It's nice knowing where you are being directed to, before you get there.
Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra] posting about Crystal Reports here is like discussing gay marriage on a catholic church’s website.[Nishant Sivakumar]
I think religion is a vain attempt at that. ;)
Craigslist Troll: litaly@comcast.net "I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. " — Hunter S. Thompson
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It's nice knowing where you are being directed to, before you get there.
Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra] posting about Crystal Reports here is like discussing gay marriage on a catholic church’s website.[Nishant Sivakumar]
Yes, thank you. Forgot to mention the source, probably a good practice. I edited the original posting to mention it. Thanks.
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Yes, thank you. Forgot to mention the source, probably a good practice. I edited the original posting to mention it. Thanks.
No problem, Alexander. It's a great article BTW. :)
Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra] posting about Crystal Reports here is like discussing gay marriage on a catholic church’s website.[Nishant Sivakumar]
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Yes, thank you. Forgot to mention the source, probably a good practice. I edited the original posting to mention it. Thanks.
Out of curiousity, why link to a shortened URL and add a text description of where the URL points to rather than just pointing directly to the destination URL?
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EDIT #2: NOTE: Ok, to make everyone happy, here is the link again with the full URL: Candid article/interview with Bill Gates[^] He confirms he's giving away his fortune to charity, and is giving his kids 'only' $10 million a piece. I wouldn't mind receiving 'only' $10 million... Funny quote: "I drive myself around town in a normal Mercedes. I’ve had a Lexus. The family has a Porsche, which is a nice car that we sometimes take out." A 'normal' Mercedes? What's a 'normal' Mercedes?! Or, I guess the real questions is, what is an 'abnormal' Mercedes! ;)
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Alexander DiMauro wrote:
and is giving his kids 'only' $10 million a piece. I wouldn't mind receiving 'only' $10 million...
I see your point, but keep in mind we are talking about billions that could be theirs... More importantly history has showed us that people born rich can burn through in days what normal people would consider a high class living for the rest of their life. I admire him for only (yes I said only) given them 10 mil. They can choose to: 1. live somewhat modest lives and not have to do a damn thing for the entirety of it 2. Blow it all in a "My daddy screwed me so I will show him" shabang and hope like hell daddy reconsiders 3. Invest and try to succeed as their father did
Computers have been intelligent for a long time now. It just so happens that the program writers are about as effective as a room full of monkeys trying to crank out a copy of Hamlet.
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EDIT #2: NOTE: Ok, to make everyone happy, here is the link again with the full URL: Candid article/interview with Bill Gates[^] He confirms he's giving away his fortune to charity, and is giving his kids 'only' $10 million a piece. I wouldn't mind receiving 'only' $10 million... Funny quote: "I drive myself around town in a normal Mercedes. I’ve had a Lexus. The family has a Porsche, which is a nice car that we sometimes take out." A 'normal' Mercedes? What's a 'normal' Mercedes?! Or, I guess the real questions is, what is an 'abnormal' Mercedes! ;)
modified on Monday, June 13, 2011 1:10 PM
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Alexander DiMauro wrote:
and is giving his kids 'only' $10 million a piece. I wouldn't mind receiving 'only' $10 million...
I see your point, but keep in mind we are talking about billions that could be theirs... More importantly history has showed us that people born rich can burn through in days what normal people would consider a high class living for the rest of their life. I admire him for only (yes I said only) given them 10 mil. They can choose to: 1. live somewhat modest lives and not have to do a damn thing for the entirety of it 2. Blow it all in a "My daddy screwed me so I will show him" shabang and hope like hell daddy reconsiders 3. Invest and try to succeed as their father did
Computers have been intelligent for a long time now. It just so happens that the program writers are about as effective as a room full of monkeys trying to crank out a copy of Hamlet.
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Charity? What a horrible waste. If I had that kind of money I'd build a Dr. Evil style moon base.
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Out of curiousity, why link to a shortened URL and add a text description of where the URL points to rather than just pointing directly to the destination URL?
AspDotNetDev wrote:
Out of curiousity, why link to a shortened URL and add a text description of where the URL points to rather than just pointing directly to the destination URL?
Originally I shortened the URL to post it on Twitter, since the original is far too long for there. Then, while still in my clipboard, pasted it here right after. Yes, I could have changed the original link to the full URL, but, I didn't. Why? Because, I'm an idiot, I guess...I just didn't think of it! :doh: It's Monday and I haven't had any coffee yet today, is that not reason enough?! X| :laugh:
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Charity? What a horrible waste. If I had that kind of money I'd build a Dr. Evil style moon base.
thrakazog wrote:
Charity? What a horrible waste. If I had that kind of money I'd build a Dr. Evil style moon base.
How do you know he hasn't already? Is this the REAL reason we never went back?! :laugh:
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Out of curiousity, why link to a shortened URL and add a text description of where the URL points to rather than just pointing directly to the destination URL?
Edited again. Put in the full URL. Now I know for next time...sorry, everyone.
