Not having a Reddit account, this makes me want to create one and ask Gates if he's going to protect us from the power of the cloud . By "us" I mean "people who don't really trust the cloud".
If he answers your question, it would probably be "no."
Bill Gates: AMA on Reddit
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Re: Bill Gates: AMA on Reddit
#22I am curious what Bill Gates (or anyone who doesn't necessarily have an immediate profit making venture to promote i.e an actor) hopes to achieve with an AMA? I can't imagine they are very much fun after the first dozen questions. Promoting philanthropy to a wider audience? Bringing the spotlight on a specific cause? Its awesome that someone as busy and important as Bill Gates is willing to take the time to do this w…
On the other hand, don't you feel like it's basically advertising if they do have something to promote?
Re: Bill Gates: AMA on Reddit
#23For those that aren't aware, check out the "/r/tabled" subreddit [1]. From the official description: "a subreddit for tables of recent threads from places such as... /r/IAmA, /r/InternetAMA, /r/AMA, /r/AskReddit, /r/AskScience" It makes things nice to read. Of course, Bill Gates' new AMA will not be "tabled" yet, but as an example (and in case you missed it), here is his AMA from February 2013 [2]. [1] http://www.red…
Check out http://topiama.com (It was posted here some time ago, I have no connection with that site), I find it has a very nice interface.
Like r/tabled, his new iAmA it's not here, but to give the same example, here's his old one: http://www.topiama.com/r/911/im-bill-gates-cochair-of-the-bi...
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#24What a strange format. I'm not a regular Reddit visitor so maybe I just don't "get it" but it seems like the top level questions for Gates are pretty intelligent, all questions I'd like to ask him (well, almost all--I don't get the condom one), and the responses to those questions are mostly snide, petty, and stupid.
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#25Earlier quoted context omitted.
It takes like 2 seconds to make one. You don't even have to give them an email address! :)
But I would lose my status of a social outcast if I used service as popular as Reddit :)
But no one would ever know, unless you told them or gave yourself away in your comment.
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#26Is this his library in the background? http://i.imgur.com/iqvPs7N.jpg edit: Apparently so, and here's his reading recommendations from 2013 (w/ same library in background): http://www.thegatesnotes.com/Personal/Best-Books-2013 and more: http://www.thegatesnotes.com/Books <- lots of reviews here
a lot of science books (chemistry, weather, etc), but no MSPress book and no computer literature?
For ending poverty on a global scale, wouldn't weather and chemistry seem like a decent place to start? Consider immunobiology and agriculture.
Also: I know it's a cheap shot, but I had a good laugh when I saw a book called "The Blue Death" on his shelf.
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#27Did he really just say that deep learning started at Microsoft?
Re: Bill Gates: AMA on Reddit
#28Not having a Reddit account, this makes me want to create one and ask Gates if he's going to protect us from the power of the cloud . By "us" I mean "people who don't really trust the cloud".
The foundation is primarily working on health issues among the poor.
Re: Bill Gates: AMA on Reddit
#29Is this his library in the background? http://i.imgur.com/iqvPs7N.jpg edit: Apparently so, and here's his reading recommendations from 2013 (w/ same library in background): http://www.thegatesnotes.com/Personal/Best-Books-2013 and more: http://www.thegatesnotes.com/Books <- lots of reviews here
Am I the only one who noticed the Weather for dummies? I wonder why he was interested on it.
He lives in Seattle so he has plenty of weather to be interested in. :-)
Re: Bill Gates: AMA on Reddit
#30For those that aren't aware, check out the "/r/tabled" subreddit [1]. From the official description: "a subreddit for tables of recent threads from places such as... /r/IAmA, /r/InternetAMA, /r/AMA, /r/AskReddit, /r/AskScience" It makes things nice to read. Of course, Bill Gates' new AMA will not be "tabled" yet, but as an example (and in case you missed it), here is his AMA from February 2013 [2]. [1] http://www.red…
In the meantime, the best way to keep up is to go to his profile page and refresh every now and then.