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Paul Allen has died

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Re: Paul Allen has died

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Post by stochastic_monk »

lnrdgmz wrote: post #71
oliyoung wrote: post #61

SpaceShipOne, owned the Seahawks and the Blazers, sunk $500m in brain research, $100m into cell research another $100m into AI, started the -Rock & Roll Hall of Fame- Museum of Pop He made a dent.

Do you mean Museum of Pop? (not Rock & Roll Hall of Fame)

For interested parties, the Museum of Pop Culture (stylized as MoPOP) is the new name of the Experience Music Project (EMP) as of 2017. This was to reflect its wider scope into science fiction, fantasy, and popular culture at large.

It’s a magnificent museum and worth any lengths to visit.

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Post by richev »

denzil_correa wrote: post #20

Paul Allen on Gates, Microsoft (CBS 60 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IM0SvIiMI4

From Australia

> The uploader has not made this video available in your country.

Does anyone have a link that is viewable outside the US?

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Post by romwell »

snake117 wrote: post #24

This is a sad day. Paul Allen certainly had many achievements, but one of his endeavors that I truly admire is the founding and funding of the Allen Institute [0], especially after I had the pleasure of attending Christof Koch's lecture at the American Academy of Neurology annual conference two years ago [1]. Thank you for everything. You are truly an inspiration. RIP. [0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Instit…

Also, as an aviation enthusiast, I am really thankful for the Flying Heritage museum, which is one of his endeavors.

Keeping historically important aircraft airworthy is something that is keeping the dream of aviation alive. It is too sad that so many have been scrapped (the great flying boats all but went extinct), but this is one effort that sets an example - and benefits the humanity.

[1]https://flyingheritage.org/

[2]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Heritage_%26_Combat_Arm...

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Post by jac_no_k »

richev wrote: post #122
denzil_correa wrote: post #20

Paul Allen on Gates, Microsoft (CBS 60 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IM0SvIiMI4

From Australia > The uploader has not made this video available in your country. Does anyone have a link that is viewable outside the US?

Other news sources are carrying this. Example: https://nyti.ms/2AbVQOP https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/15/obituaries/paul-allen-dea...

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Post by ArtWomb »

"What we did was unprecedented. But what is less well understood is that we had no choice." -Idea Man

RIP. An engineering titan. And humanitarian colossus. In addition to his triumphs in computation, philanthropy and neuroscience. His deep sea exploration team discovered the final resting places of some of the worst disasters in naval history: USS Indianapolis, USS Lexington, and USS Juneau. The images evoke a final frontier frozen in time. Befitting the legacy of one who forever tacked the course and speed of human affairs. We have have only ourselves now to fulfill that legacy of rapid progress into the era of a New Space age!

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/03/paul-allen-lexin...

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Post by lanius »

pg_bot wrote: post #18

Incredibly sad news, only two weeks after he learned the disease returned. For those who don't know, he was also apparently a very capable guitar player, who according to Quincy Jones could "sing and play just like Jimi Hendrix". Play one more riff in the sky computer man. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAYY-MmonYU

Wow, I didn't know Paul Allen played guitar! I wonder if this is a theme among Microsoft executives? Jim Allchin is also a very good blues guitarist.

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Post by drawkbox »

Paul Allen did enough good for hundreds of lifetimes in one. Allen's skills helped create Microsoft/Windows and allowed him to attain wealth which he also used for good reasons, funding brain, medical research and history as well as fun and entertainment. Allen is the type of person you want people, and especially wealthy, to be, supporting good efforts and being a force for good in humanity.
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