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jewunit
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Bill Gate released a bunch of mosquitos at a really rich tech people meeting.
#9771966 - 02/10/09 12:59 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Yes, it's true. Those were really mosquitoes.
Bill Gates did release a jar of the insects at an elite tech gathering in California. "Not only poor people should experience this," Gates said. A picture and blog post from the event is here.
Gates released "several" mosquitoes, thinking it would be a good way to draw attention to the issue of malaria, since that was part of his talk, says a Gates Foundation spokesperson, adding that the mosquitoes were not carrying malaria.
It wasn't clear whether the mosquitoes came from a nearby lab or flew to Long Beach in a private jet. One commenter suggested they would starve in a room full of bloodless technocrats.
In case anyone was wondering, the mosquitoes did not come from Seattle Biomedical Research Institute (SBRI), a top malaria research center, where volunteers are paid to get bitten. In our informal poll, 1,586 out of 2,464 people said they would be willing human hosts.
Here's the in-depth series we did on malaria in 2007. Gates spoke about the topic with an almost feverish enthusiasm during a lengthy interview.
I wasn't sure if it was true. Bill Gates is awesome.
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freeDOOM
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Re: Bill Gate released a bunch of mosquitos at a really rich tech people meeting. [Re: jewunit]
#9771983 - 02/10/09 01:03 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Yeah, I read that before.
Great stuff.
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robbyberto
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Re: Bill Gate released a bunch of mosquitos at a really rich tech people meeting. [Re: jewunit]
#9771988 - 02/10/09 01:05 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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fuck you money: A very large amount of money, which would enable an individual to do pretty much whatever the fuck he or she wants. Fuck you money is not a fixed amount, but is just much more then anyone could realistically put to good use.
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highdroponics
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Re: Bill Gate released a bunch of mosquitos at a really rich tech people meeting. [Re: robbyberto]
#9771996 - 02/10/09 01:06 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Yeah, now I know I'm definitely related to this guy.
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Re: Bill Gate released a bunch of mosquitos at a really rich tech people meeting. [Re: jewunit]
#9772003 - 02/10/09 01:07 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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you can watch it..it was a ted talk.
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jewunit
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Re: Bill Gate released a bunch of mosquitos at a really rich tech people meeting. [Re: robbyberto]
#9772014 - 02/10/09 01:09 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Not only does he have fuck off money, but he has fuck off money AFTER donating something like $30 BILLION to various charities.
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Re: Bill Gate released a bunch of mosquitos at a really rich tech people meeting. [Re: boO]
#9772018 - 02/10/09 01:10 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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How the hell did you get that cat to do a summersalt.
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Cameron
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Re: Bill Gate released a bunch of mosquitos at a really rich tech people meeting. [Re: jewunit]
#9772234 - 02/10/09 01:51 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Looks like there were a few mosquitoes. 'A bunch' may be over-stating it. That's still pretty damn cool, though.
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memes
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Re: Bill Gate released a bunch of mosquitos at a really rich tech people meeting. [Re: Cameron]
#9772446 - 02/10/09 02:35 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Yeah, he's a badass.
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x2and2makes5
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Re: Bill Gate released a bunch of mosquitos at a really rich tech people meeting. [Re: memes]
#9772513 - 02/10/09 02:47 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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TED is awesome, i've spent hours on that site
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