On Jun 22, 2008, at 2:01 PM, Jon Louis Mann wrote:
>> as for gates, i credit melinda for his philanthropic endeavors,
>> plus he gets a tax break...
I think a tip of the had must be given to his father, too.
Bill Gates, Jr. may have headed up a company that has proven itself
larcenous, plagi
>Good grief, Jo Anne.
> > While I'm no fan of MS (I Mac, myself, and
> > would never go over to the dark side),
> >I can't believe that one person is such a
> > personification of evil as you seem to think of
> > Gates. I hope you have a good rest of your day.
> Consult a text on the mean
Good grief, Jo Anne.
On Jun 22, 2008, at 1:17 PM, Jo Anne wrote:
> While I'm no fan of MS (I Mac, myself, and would never go over to
> the dark
> side), I can't believe that one person is such a personification of
> evil as
> you seem to think of Gates. I hope you have a good rest of your da
Hello List --
Warren Ockrassa wrote:
> Oh, and Bill Gates is a thief, self-aggrandizer and general all-around
> bastard.
[rest of screed omitted for my own peace of mind]
Good grief Warren. NO ONE is that one-dimensional. I can point to at least
one project here in Portland that wouldn't have s
Ronn! quoted:
> "(Fortune Magazine) -- Let me tell you about Bill Gates. He is
> different from you and me. First off, the billionaire co-founder of
> Microsoft has always been something of a utopian. In his mind, even
> the world's knottiest problems can be solved if you apply enough IQ.
So wha
On Jun 22, 2008, at 4:21 AM, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
> "(Fortune Magazine) -- Let me tell you about Bill Gates. He is
> different from you and me. First off, the billionaire co-founder of
> Microsoft has always been something of a utopian. In his mind, even
> the world's knottiest problems can be
Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
...
> Accordingly, Gates, who has been spotted on Seattle freeways reading
> a book while driving himself to the office, covets knowledge. It's as
...
> (Different from you, perhaps. Although I don't make a practice of
> reading while driving. And I am not too happy wh
"(Fortune Magazine) -- Let me tell you about Bill Gates. He is
different from you and me. First off, the billionaire co-founder of
Microsoft has always been something of a utopian. In his mind, even
the world's knottiest problems can be solved if you apply enough IQ.
Accordingly, Gates, who has
