2 Apr
2012
2 Apr
'12
5:29 p.m.
On 04/02/2012 07:38 PM, Toby Thain wrote:
Guilt is a difficult thing to deal with, but it's easily assuaged when
you've got that much money.
The side benefit is reputation laundering. But I don't think guilt or a
conscience was anything he was burdened with, or he'd never have got
where he is.
Very true; as this isn't a merit-based society. He was a damn good
programmer "back in the day", though; pity he didn't stick to that.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA
> I wonder
how much progress Bill Gates has made on the mathematical
> problem he pointed out in his book, of factoring very large prime
> numbers.
The only large numbers he is interested in are dollars.
And of course in donating an extremely large portion of those dollars to
good causes.
http://www.moneyhowmuch.com/2010/05/if-you-had-bill-gates-money-how-much-of…
including $10 Billion over 10 years for vaccines
http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/01/29/us-davos-vaccines-idUSTRE60S3K420…