Well in this case, so much for a front row seat with mosquitoes potentially flying around. This was done to get attention and focus on one of the projects a the Foundation, malaria. The mosquitoes of course did not have malaria and I might guess they were special bread for this occasion to be sure, software can do a lot today and those little guys have DNA too.
We need smart folks around and Bill Gates is certainly one and it’s easier to give a coder a personality than it is to learn what he has upstairs by all means. Also as I mention here on the blog, education, one more time. I see it from the healthcare side of things and most of it stems back to an attitude of wanting to learn for a lot of it, and yes there are those who don’t have the access that others so and that’s what this is all about, access and education for all. Funny it made mention of his appearance 10 years ago when it was not stylish to be a geek, boy have things changed and so has Mr. Gates, being able to take the knowledge and time spent with data and then turn that around and help use it in the interest of better healthcare for all. Nice what smart people with generous hearts can do, when he passes on most of his money will be donated to charity as well, something you would almost never see a CEO from Wall Street consider. BD
We certainly saw a peak of activity on Twitter as Bill Gates gave his TED2009 presentation.
There were two main impressions of the talk, both not typical of the technological giant's image. People came away deeply inspired and amused. Take a look:
Gates is such an inspiring change agent. I wish that more people in the world took action 2 make change. What a world it would b! #TED
Bill Gates a comedian! Talking about malaria. Pretended to loose mosquitoes from jar. "Not only poor people shd have the experience" --
"I think it's good that the mood was bleak at Davos," said Gates, referring to the recent global economic summit in Switzerland. "People were saying things like, 'How's your economy falling apart? Oh, that's slightly different then mine.' "
That got a few laughs from the crowd, but the magnitude of the situation came back to the fore in short order. "I think we have three, four, five years here that will be very tough," said Gates.
In response to questions on the origin of our troubles, Gates was blunt: "There's no doubt the American consumer was overspending. But there's no government magic bullet to fix things. ... If you actually went back to overspending, you'd just go back to the same problems."
TED Blog: Twitter Snapshot: Bill Gates -- an optimist and a comedian?
Here's an idea, why not ask Bill Gates if he would spend a dime of his money to bail out Daimler Chrysler. So what should be our headline for the issue:
ReplyDeleteWhat will Madeoff do with 50 Billion Dollars he grifted off some of his investors. What kind of ROI (Return on investment) can US citizens expect to see from our generous 50 billion dollar loan to Daimler Chrysler, General Motors, and the other "businesses" in Detroit.
Or perhaps a humorous bent:
Who madeoff with the 50 Billion?
by Daimler Chrysler
When we want to buy one of their cars Daimler Chrysler charges us 27.999% APR, obscene by any standards, so what shall we charge Daimler Chrysler, and/or General Motors for their share of the 50 Billion Dollar taxpayer backed loan?
posted Thursday February 05, 2009- 22 minutes ago, by google blogger Aharon Moshe of btorah.blogspot.com Passaic NJ
A bigger swindler than us. Who madeoff with the 50 Billion! " I am trying make cars over here, so can you please shut up and let me think!"
ReplyDeleteDaimler Chrysler... (While on the floor of his primary Detroit plant to his top aide, who was trying to locate the envelope with his share of the 50 Billion cash allocated...
http://thefederalrecrod.org
Whats all this about the 50 Billion Gallon Bailout? Why don't they just use a bigger bucket? It sound like were talking about Water Gate....
ReplyDeleteRosaanne Rosanasando inspired by SNL
Um...excuse me Rosanne... It a 50 Billion Dollar Bailout (not 50 Billion Gallon Bailout...) And also we are talking about the multi-billionaire Bill Gates...not Water Gate!
Oh,...never mind!
Perhaps this link might prove interesting along the way to see what "rainy" day funds insurance companies sit on, not operating costs, just money that is called a reserve so they don't become insolvent, required by law and some states are beginning to question how much is being placed in such accounts. Where was AIG's reserves you might want to ask.
ReplyDeleteSo much of the issues today are due to lack of technology use as electronic audits perhaps would have caught Mr. Madoff sooner, it's all about running software that makes these decisions and there are honest and not so honest folks that write the programs that we use for decisions.
http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/01/health-insurance-reserves-how-much-is.html