Bill Gates and I

**GoreZiad** · 02-20-08, 08:48 PM

Tell him that he's the reason why TTP is here today. Before you reply in a sec after reading this, think about the roots of this virtual life.

**RhysJD3** · 02-20-08, 09:07 PM

My organization just got 100 million from him. http://www.rotary.org/en/MediaAndNew...liochllge.aspx

Of course I'll not see any of it since it's all for digging wells and disaster relief type stuff (which is all good).

**Artheuss** · 02-20-08, 10:49 PM

Originally Posted by rock_lobster

Originally Posted by Panic

tell him to donate a couple million to ttp

Seriously....he literally makes money faster than he could spend it. He pretty much has an infinite amount of money. If I were him I'd be donating to legitimate charities, schools, universities, and do cool things like randomly yell out in a restaurant that you are paying for everyone's meal. It is his money and he can do what he wants, I just don't understand with an infinite amount money why you wouldnt be donating it left and right.

Bill Gates is going to retire very soon. He's planning on working full time for the Gates foundation and part time for Microsoft. That is to say, he's dedicating the rest of his life to handing out money left and right. He's making a full time job out of it.

**Axeager** · 02-20-08, 10:51 PM

Money isn't everything.

**BigHub** · 02-20-08, 10:56 PM

Originally Posted by styley

Originally Posted by rock_lobster

Originally Posted by Panic

tell him to donate a couple million to ttp

Seriously....he literally makes money faster than he could spend it. He pretty much has an infinite amount of money. If I were him I'd be donating to legitimate charities, schools, universities, and do cool things like randomly yell out in a restaurant that you are paying for everyone's meal. It is his money and he can do what he wants, I just don't understand with an infinite amount money why you wouldnt be donating it left and right.

I do know he donates a lot of the time... but I agree why not donate it ALL the time, whats he gonna do with all of it?

Put it in Trust Funds for his children, and their children, and their children, and their children... etc.. His family tree is pretty much set. Shit, I can't wait to get a hold of my trust funds my family has set up for me. One is from my grandpa when he put it in Shell Oil stocks way back in like the '30s and '40s, the other is from my uncle who owns his own oil/seismic business. Mmmmm, can't wait till i turn 35.

**Benandorf** · 02-20-08, 11:31 PM

Originally Posted by Axeager

Money isn't everything.

Nope. It's just used to buy everything.

**Tractorpull** · 02-20-08, 11:39 PM

Originally Posted by BigH?b

Put it in Trust Funds for his children, and their children, and their children, and their children... etc.. His family tree is pretty much set. Shit, I can't wait to get a hold of my trust funds my family has set up for me. One is from my grandpa when he put it in Shell Oil stocks way back in like the '30s and '40s, the other is from my uncle who owns his own oil/seismic business. Mmmmm, can't wait till i turn 35.

My family on both sides were a bunch of dirt farmers.

**MotoZ** · 02-21-08, 12:29 AM

Originally Posted by Artheuss

. . . The problem lies in government restrictions as well as with corporate policies. He favors allowing a mixture of freeware and payforware. He mentioned that China has a better legal system set up to allow researchers to use professional software than the U.S..

Did he zero in on what the problem is with the U.S. government? Or how China's legal system is better suited for this issue?

**DJ Ms. White** · 02-21-08, 12:44 AM

Originally Posted by Tractorpull

Originally Posted by BigH?b

Put it in Trust Funds for his children, and their children, and their children, and their children... etc.. His family tree is pretty much set. Shit, I can't wait to get a hold of my trust funds my family has set up for me. One is from my grandpa when he put it in Shell Oil stocks way back in like the '30s and '40s, the other is from my uncle who owns his own oil/seismic business. Mmmmm, can't wait till i turn 35.

My family on both sides were a bunch of dirt farmers.

I can't wait till I'm 25 then I get to control mine. My dad just doesn't know stocks. He left half of it in Michaels for a year when Michaels stock was stagnating. He should've followed my advice and put it in Google back when it was only $108 a share (it's over $500 now :3 ). What I want to research in terms of stock is the effect of the proposed acquisition of Yahoo by Microsoft. IT could be very interesting.