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Don't be hatin': Bill Gates Is Richest Man In the World Again

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  • N newton saber

    Maximilien wrote:

    Why would I be "hatin'" ?

    Exactly. Bill Gates built the world (Windows OS) we work in. So all sound-minded individuals are 100% happy he is the richest person in the world. :thumbsup: And, anyone else, don't be acting like you are running Linux or some other OS. That's all just lies, because it still isn't: THe Year of the Linux Desktop That's not for another 5 or 6 years.

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    Lost User
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    Don't forget about Ballmer and Allen... MSFT has generated a tremendous amount of wealth.

    Contrary to popular belief, nobody owes you anything.

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    • N newton saber

      Maximilien wrote:

      Why would I be "hatin'" ?

      Exactly. Bill Gates built the world (Windows OS) we work in. So all sound-minded individuals are 100% happy he is the richest person in the world. :thumbsup: And, anyone else, don't be acting like you are running Linux or some other OS. That's all just lies, because it still isn't: THe Year of the Linux Desktop That's not for another 5 or 6 years.

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      Pete OHanlon
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      Errm, I'm pretty sure that a lot of other people built the Windows OS. In fact, the core NT based version was written by a team that came in from VMS and NT went on to underpin a lot of what we now know as Windows. As for those of us who still use Linux systems, Bill had very little to do with it. So, while I still love coding Windows applications, I love it when people are accurate with their facts. The pedant in me gets upset when people play fast and loose like that.

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      • N newton saber

        http://www.infoworld.com/article/2891845/bill-gates-is-the-worlds-richest-man-yet-again.html#tk.rss_news[^] At least he actually made his wealth from building something. Unlike a lot of others. If you respond, I pwn YOU! This is a troll and you know it because you want to spew your jealous venom, but you cannot, because then you will be trapped in the troll. A beautiful paradox!!! ;P

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        Mark_Wallace
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        What's to hate? He's living proof that the American Dream can work for 0.0000001% of the population.

        I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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        • P Pete OHanlon

          Errm, I'm pretty sure that a lot of other people built the Windows OS. In fact, the core NT based version was written by a team that came in from VMS and NT went on to underpin a lot of what we now know as Windows. As for those of us who still use Linux systems, Bill had very little to do with it. So, while I still love coding Windows applications, I love it when people are accurate with their facts. The pedant in me gets upset when people play fast and loose like that.

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          newton saber
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          Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

          lot of other people built the Windows OS

          No, no. Bill wrote Windows 3.1 by himself while bouncing on his trampoline. Then, later, some guy copied his code and slapped a new name on it: Voila Linux! I have my facts straight, according to certain Internet sites. :)

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          • N newton saber

            Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

            lot of other people built the Windows OS

            No, no. Bill wrote Windows 3.1 by himself while bouncing on his trampoline. Then, later, some guy copied his code and slapped a new name on it: Voila Linux! I have my facts straight, according to certain Internet sites. :)

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            Pete OHanlon
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            And those sites call Windows 3.1 an OS? ;P

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            • M Mark_Wallace

              What's to hate? He's living proof that the American Dream can work for 0.0000001% of the population.

              I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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              newton saber
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              Mark_Wallace wrote:

              0.0000001% of the population

              I wish you hadn't used % symbol here because now I'm have to convert the value to decimal... Let's see... 0.0000001% is 0.000000001 There, that's much easier to read. :D

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              • P Pete OHanlon

                And those sites call Windows 3.1 an OS? ;P

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                newton saber
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                Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

                And those sites call Windows 3.1 an OS? ;-P

                You have broken the rules are are now banned from CP. I told you not to be hatin'!! :)

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                • N newton saber

                  Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

                  And those sites call Windows 3.1 an OS? ;-P

                  You have broken the rules are are now banned from CP. I told you not to be hatin'!! :)

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                  Pete OHanlon
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                  Oh, I'm not hating on Bill. I like Bill. Your blatant disregard of historical facts however.... ;P

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                  • N newton saber

                    http://www.infoworld.com/article/2891845/bill-gates-is-the-worlds-richest-man-yet-again.html#tk.rss_news[^] At least he actually made his wealth from building something. Unlike a lot of others. If you respond, I pwn YOU! This is a troll and you know it because you want to spew your jealous venom, but you cannot, because then you will be trapped in the troll. A beautiful paradox!!! ;P

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                    Sander Rossel
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                    I think the only troll here is Bill. He's all like "Maybe I'll NOT be the richest man this year..." and other rich people are all happy like "Yay, we finally stand a chance to be richest!" and then Bill is just like "LOL, just kidding n00bs!" and then he donates half of his wealth to charity and STILL is the richest person in the world and all the other almost richest people in the world are like "Awww, man that Bill did it again :(" Bill is like the bully of the richest-people-in-the-world-playground. But I ain't hatin'

                    My blog[^]

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                    • P Pete OHanlon

                      Oh, I'm not hating on Bill. I like Bill. Your blatant disregard of historical facts however.... ;P

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                      newton saber
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                      Historical shmistorical... History is all made up as time goes along anyways. :)

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                      • Sander RosselS Sander Rossel

                        I think the only troll here is Bill. He's all like "Maybe I'll NOT be the richest man this year..." and other rich people are all happy like "Yay, we finally stand a chance to be richest!" and then Bill is just like "LOL, just kidding n00bs!" and then he donates half of his wealth to charity and STILL is the richest person in the world and all the other almost richest people in the world are like "Awww, man that Bill did it again :(" Bill is like the bully of the richest-people-in-the-world-playground. But I ain't hatin'

                        My blog[^]

                        public class SanderRossel : Lazy<Person>
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                        public void DoWork()
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                        newton saber
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                        Sander Rossel wrote:

                        then he donates half of his wealth to charity

                        He's a terrible mean bully giving all that money away like that. :) There ought to be a law...

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                        • M Mark_Wallace

                          What's to hate? He's living proof that the American Dream can work for 0.0000001% of the population.

                          I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                          dandy72
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                          Mark_Wallace wrote:

                          What's to hate?

                          Maybe he thought he was posting on Slashdot, where it's expected of everyone to still hate anything to do with Bill Gates...because of reasons.

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                          • Sander RosselS Sander Rossel

                            I think the only troll here is Bill. He's all like "Maybe I'll NOT be the richest man this year..." and other rich people are all happy like "Yay, we finally stand a chance to be richest!" and then Bill is just like "LOL, just kidding n00bs!" and then he donates half of his wealth to charity and STILL is the richest person in the world and all the other almost richest people in the world are like "Awww, man that Bill did it again :(" Bill is like the bully of the richest-people-in-the-world-playground. But I ain't hatin'

                            My blog[^]

                            public class SanderRossel : Lazy<Person>
                            {
                            public void DoWork()
                            {
                            throw new NotSupportedException();
                            }
                            }

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                            Rob Grainger
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                            You do realise that "newton.saber" is Bill Gate's sock account on Code Project don't you? I claim my £5. (Edit: typo in formatting) (Re-edit: and punctuation - note to self, don't post late, after a couple of pints) (Final edit: and spelling! We're on a roll)

                            "If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough." Alan Kay.

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                            • N newton saber

                              Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

                              lot of other people built the Windows OS

                              No, no. Bill wrote Windows 3.1 by himself while bouncing on his trampoline. Then, later, some guy copied his code and slapped a new name on it: Voila Linux! I have my facts straight, according to certain Internet sites. :)

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                              Super Lloyd
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                              I thought he did that while on a plane?! ;P

                              All in one Menu-Ribbon Bar DirectX for WinRT/C# since 2013! Taking over the world since 1371!

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                              • N newton saber

                                http://www.infoworld.com/article/2891845/bill-gates-is-the-worlds-richest-man-yet-again.html#tk.rss_news[^] At least he actually made his wealth from building something. Unlike a lot of others. If you respond, I pwn YOU! This is a troll and you know it because you want to spew your jealous venom, but you cannot, because then you will be trapped in the troll. A beautiful paradox!!! ;P

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                                H Brydon
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                                ... and just think, there was a time when I was richer than Bill Gates. This feat is not that impressive in that I am a bit older than him and was making a living in the real world when he was a poor student.

                                I'm retired. There's a nap for that... - Harvey

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                                  ... and just think, there was a time when I was richer than Bill Gates. This feat is not that impressive in that I am a bit older than him and was making a living in the real world when he was a poor student.

                                  I'm retired. There's a nap for that... - Harvey

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                                  Pete OHanlon
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                                  As the child of millionaires, he was never a poor student.

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                                  • N newton saber

                                    Mark_Wallace wrote:

                                    0.0000001% of the population

                                    I wish you hadn't used % symbol here because now I'm have to convert the value to decimal... Let's see... 0.0000001% is 0.000000001 There, that's much easier to read. :D

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                                    Mark_Wallace
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                                    I prefer hex.

                                    I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                                    • R Rob Grainger

                                      You do realise that "newton.saber" is Bill Gate's sock account on Code Project don't you? I claim my £5. (Edit: typo in formatting) (Re-edit: and punctuation - note to self, don't post late, after a couple of pints) (Final edit: and spelling! We're on a roll)

                                      "If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough." Alan Kay.

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                                      Mark_Wallace
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                                      ITYM "sock-puppet".

                                      I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                                      • M Mark_Wallace

                                        ITYM "sock-puppet".

                                        I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                                        Rob Grainger
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                                        That would be the one, I knew I shouldn't have posted so late!

                                        "If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough." Alan Kay.

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                                        • P Pete OHanlon

                                          Errm, I'm pretty sure that a lot of other people built the Windows OS. In fact, the core NT based version was written by a team that came in from VMS and NT went on to underpin a lot of what we now know as Windows. As for those of us who still use Linux systems, Bill had very little to do with it. So, while I still love coding Windows applications, I love it when people are accurate with their facts. The pedant in me gets upset when people play fast and loose like that.

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                                          PhilLenoir
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                                          Quote:

                                          The pedant in me

                                          Pete, we're professional pedants. A programmer who is not a pedant should stop and go sell time shares or something! :)

                                          Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.

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