Heard you like Bill Gates

Oct 28, 2014 9:42 PM

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"bringing vaccines and improved healthcare to children internationally." Suspicious quotations?

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

95% of Bill Gates wealth is 76 billion which would still leave him with 4 billion dollars. Still more money than I'll ever see

11 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

What was the game?

11 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

THE GAME. Which you just lost.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 5

It's funny. In the 90's, Bill Gates was viewed as the poster child of what is wrong with greedy corporate America. I wonder if that had 1/

11 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

anything to do with the last decade of his donations etc. I know I wouldn't want to die being known as the face of greed.

11 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

He studied Carnegie and Rockefeller, also vicious capitalists who used their vast fortunes to help others in their later years.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

What is this game that cannot be named

11 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Another fact: when Apple was about to go under, Bill bought 12.5% of Apple's stock to keep them afloat (and avoid antitrust litigation).

11 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

motion SENSORING (not censoring)

11 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 1

*sensing

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Those flying pests are getting censored all right, CENSORED TO DEATH!! DIE, DIE, DIE, FLYING VIRUSES!

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Bill Gates deserves a movie about his life. One that should be shown to kids everywhere.

11 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 2

pirates of silicon valley

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

Bill Gates' PR team is doing an excellent job ;)

11 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 1

Seriously! Amazing how people have forgotten his lack of ethics. Note how the actual Gary Kildall story is nearly gone from online.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Question: isn't it possible there's a difference between Bill Gates the businessman and Bill Gates the human?

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

11 years ago | Likes 16 Dislikes 0

that took me way too long...

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

"Motion censoring"? What is it, Japanese porn?

11 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 2

There are some motions children shouldn't see. Yet.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Today (October 28th) is Bill's Birthday. Today he turned 59

11 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Note: anyone is free to make donations to the US government if they feel they aren't paying enough taxes.

11 years ago | Likes 18 Dislikes 2

i believe that's called lobbying.

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 2

Stop that! Bill says we should pay more and that's all that matters

11 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 2

The government doesn't need more money, they just need to stop spending like idiots.

11 years ago | Likes 15 Dislikes 2

Yeah, like all that money we drop on our overbloated military.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

We have been downsizing the military, a lot. Also, military is one of the legit things that the constitution gives the feds power to do.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

"Downsizing." Unless they're literally turning the military budget into fractions of what it was, that's not enough.

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Bill Gates received an honorary knighthood: Only people who are subjects to the Queen can receive an actual knighthood. But still.

11 years ago | Likes 95 Dislikes 2

Just curious, where is he from?

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Born in the good old Northwestern U.S.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

It really is too bad it's only honorary because "Sir William Henry Gates the Third" sounds awesome!

11 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

I'll let you in on a secret: you can call him that if you want to ;)

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

Oh just an honorary knighthood, so he doesn't actually joust and go on quests?

11 years ago | Likes 24 Dislikes 3

You don't need to be a knight to joust or go on quests. In fact, that's how many earnt their knighthoods...

11 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

no he can do that. you just dont need to call him Sir Gates. youre allowed to call him Happypants McSquigglydoo if your heart so desired

11 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 1

I am now inclined to remake this gallery, replacing every instance of "Bill Gates" with "Happypants McSquigglydoo".

11 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Not sure why but Sir is one of those titles where it always combines with the 1st name so it's Sir Bill or Sir Bill gates but not Sir Gates.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

huh. Today i learned something

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I always like how they all combine, like the title Lord always goes with the surname so if he had both it would be Sir Bill Lord Gates.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Good Guy Bill Gates.

11 years ago | Likes 56 Dislikes 0

He can JUMP A FUCKING CHAIR. Try it. JUST TRY IT. I got a broken hip that says Bill Gates can do some special super hero shit.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Wondering aloud if much or any of the good he's done since he's made his fortune is motivated consciously or sub consciously by guilt 1/2

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

For what he, himself, called stealing. Not that it diminishes that good in any way, just thinking about the psychological motivation. 2/2

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Good Bill Hunting

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

To anyone who says "See, I don't need college", this is only true if you are already one of the worlds best programmers.

11 years ago | Likes 30 Dislikes 5

Bill Gates is NOT one of the world's best programmers. That is not what made him successful.

11 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 3

He was a corporate BEAST; the man knew how to run a company and get what he wanted. THAT was why he was successful.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

That's a pretty silly statement. Even if you're saying "because he stole ideas" he still had the technical mojo to bring those ideas to life

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Doesn't mean he wasn't a skilled programmer.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I'm saying I think he indeed was/is a skilled programmer.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

yes, but doesn't make him "one of the world's best". He does code occasionally still.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

But he was! can you program on assembler directly to control de BIOS of a computer? or access a framebuffer or simply write IO routines? ??

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

And i mean x86 assembler, no c or c++ or c# or java, that's what these guys used back then, they wrote their own basic interpreters..

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

whatever makes you feel better man

11 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 13

As a professional programmer, you're full of shit on this one. Anyone who sees an opportunity on the market can profit. College-educated 1/2

11 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 2

programmers, from my experience, don't often know as much as people who learned it out of actual interest -- they learned what they 2/3

11 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 3

needed to pass the class and that's it. It doesn't take much to pass. 3/3

11 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 1

All that said, if you're an entrepreneur, you don't need college. If you're not and want to work for a company, you probably will.

11 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 1

success is all about being good at business w/ some small degree of talent.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Is it just me, or did he age reasonably well, to boot?

11 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

Happy birthday Bill Gates, we share the same birthday :)

11 years ago | Likes 16 Dislikes 0

woah, me too! Happy Birthday!

11 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

Birthday buddies! Happy Birthday :)

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Me too! Happy Birthday!!

11 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

Ultrafacts.tumblr.com is NOT a legitimate source.

11 years ago | Likes 33 Dislikes 1

No, but like Wikipedia, it’s a very good site for finding stuff you actually want to look up on more legitimate sources.

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

YES

11 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

It thinks motion censoring is a thing. Enough said.

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

wot

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Supposed to be motion sensing, but they put motion "censoring" instead. Two very different things.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

It doesn't say what game Bill was losing in. Maybe it was just physical fights that Fred introduced him to?

11 years ago | Likes 31 Dislikes 0

it was doom http://youtu.be/KN0K58EfJSg ....nah i'm kidding, just wanted an excuse to post that video

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

Rule number one: Dont talk about the fight club.

11 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 1

I wondered the same thing!

11 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

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AHAHAHAHA

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Ouch!

11 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 1

Too soon?

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kek

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

She is not the Queen of England. She is the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, (cont.)

11 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, (cont.)

11 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Kitts and Nevis, (cont.)

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

The Duchess of Normandy, the Lady of Mann, Defender of the Faith and Duchess of Lancaster. There is no Kingdom of England.

11 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Since when is she Queen of Belize?

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Uh, since it became part of the Empire?

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

If I were as smart, or as rich, I'd be generous as heck.

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Hopefully! We aren't all able to remain humble.

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11 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

what the fuck is wrong with some people?

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

This was the late 90s, when the "M$" hate was strong.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

That dude could have killed him, WTF was his security doing?

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

And I'd use my wealth to make that motherfucker disappear.

11 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

You should be generous regardless of wealth. But yeah.

11 years ago | Likes 34 Dislikes 0

Yes, but I would understand if you didn't want to donate 95% of your wealth whilst working on minimum wage.

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I don't know about that unless you're talking about more than just donating money. I personally am always straddling the $0 mark.

11 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Generous doesn't mean giving money.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

If I had the money, I would totally donate it so that it could go to good use...but the most I can give is two arms and some time.

11 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Of course. Can you imagine having billions of dollars and not giving most of it away? I can't.

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It's easier said than done, which is why the rich should pay significantly higher taxes. No one wants to just give away their money.

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Except Bill Gates and Warren Buffett.

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I mean, I guess I shouldn't have said "no one". Just most.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I suppose it is for some of us. I'm personally of the same opinion. Money just holds no pull on me beyond food/clothes/bills.

11 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Consider this, the US would be using some of Gates' money to blow up 10.00 houses in Afghanistan. Gates is curing Malaria in Africa with it.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I think you're a little paranoid, man.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Um, Bill Gates for President.

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No. He's more powerful doing what he does

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

He'd be really hard to buy - a definite plus.

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

THANK YOU!

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

anyone capable of getting themselves elected president should on no account be allowed to actually do the job. he's too nice to get elected

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He did actually try it once.

11 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 1

Why is he not already?

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Because he is too smart to get caught up in politics.

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Because you don't get anything done as a president. He'd probably have more influence out of office.

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he wouldn't do it. he has a world to save, not a country to run.

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I read this and actually said "oh, boom" out loud.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

well, the president has less power to improve lives than bill gates. The president's power is mostly to blow things up without congress

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That's actually an extremely deep statement, it's so important that it was said. People often forget there's more to the world than the US.

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We need people like him to save the country, but Bill here is saving the world. a bit busy at the moment. nice username btw, fellow engineer

11 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

As an American, I constantly remind myself there are billions of other people out there. It's so weird to me.

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11 years ago (deleted Nov 17, 2014 3:21 AM) | Likes 0 Dislikes 0

But... My job, husband and daughter...

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

Bill Gates for Earth Emperor!

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First I was like: "Americans can't be THAT self involved".. then I thought about it and died a little.. :\

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If I were to allow anyone to adopt me it would be Bill.

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Is it Bill Bailey?

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

Bill Bradley?

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

Me too. He bought his daughter two expensive equestrian facilities. Despite working my butt off, I can't afford a single horse or ride time.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Or beyonce

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Or...um...not....wait, I get it now. Okay Oedipus, I'm with you on that one.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

BILL FUCKING MURRAY?!?!?!

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We have a winner.

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...or the people with the amazing game room

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Wth are you talking about, haven't you seen the couple with that sick gaming basement a few posts back?

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Just keep in mind that as one of his kids, you would ONLY get a maximum 10 million dollar inheritance.

11 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

All my dad left me hypertension.

11 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

Mine left me a likelihood of heart disease.

11 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Buffalo Bill?

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Totally using top comment to bum a ride, but did he really say the Xerox quote? I thought that was a line from Pirates of Silicone Valley?

11 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Let's all jump on the meat wagon express.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

i'm so lonely and hungry i'd let almost anyone adopt me.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Awww, that's the saddest response ever.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Bill Clinton?

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

What about that married couple with the game room?

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I heard he's not leaving his kids anything and they get a really normal allowance.

11 years ago | Likes 22 Dislikes 1

Well if he teaches them to invest like he does, he won't need to.

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He's leaving his kids only 10 million of his whole fortune each.

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I'd spend 95% of that 10 million on gummy bears.

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Only

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ONLY

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Only

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Bless their hearts, how will they survive?

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with 10 million duh

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I don't know how they live on only a few hundred thousand a month. Poverty, it's ubiquitous.

11 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

Bill Paxton? Wait, I think I messed this one up.

11 years ago | Likes 34 Dislikes 0

Fuck yea bitches, I love tornadoes.

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

GAME OVER MAN! GAME OVER!

11 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 0

YOU THINK THIS IS A GAME?!?

11 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Bill Nye?

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Bill Nye the Pussy Guy

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

That was uncalled for.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

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11 years ago (deleted Oct 21, 2024 11:44 PM) | Likes 0 Dislikes 0

AAHHH ok

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Bill! Bill! Bill! Bill! Bill! Bill!

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11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

He's not a trifilin', good for nothing type of brother.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

BILL NYE THE SCIEN...oh wait BILL GATES THE BILLIONAIRE

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

NYe the science guy?

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Bill Gates computer mate! Binary ruuuuuules. Bill! Bill! Bill!

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

If I made as much money as him, I'd want to pay more taxes and donate more to charity. ^__^

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

He can't be a knight if he isn't a citizen of a commonwealth country. He has an honorary title, but that is like getting an honorary PhD.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

You forgot to point out that he started with a million-dollar trust fund & private school with a PDP-10 (like CS depts MIT, Stanford, etc.)

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Bill Gates, he masturbates

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Bill Nye the Science Guy!

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

You rang?

11 years ago | Likes 81 Dislikes 2

SCIENCE!!

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在中国 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THH7P08zuhU

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Beer! Beer! Beer! Beer! Beer! Beer! Beer! Beer!

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Bill! Bill! Bill!

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Bill Gates the money guy!

11 years ago | Likes 290 Dislikes 1

Awesome guitar solo, Money rules

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I wonder if there exists a person who didn't sing this in their head the way they should

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

He was kicked out of Harvard for creating an under ground poker game. One of my high school teachers knew his famil

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Y his parents were less than pleased

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Bill Gates, my Windows mate

11 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

oh that billy gates and his crazy ideas

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Whats his name?

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i forgot

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William

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maybe the US is just waiting for bill gates to have enough money to pay off the national debt in one fell swoop

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His $80B net worth would pay off 0.4% of the national debt.

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

Holy balls that's a lot of money.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

that's why i said "is just waiting"

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

What about Ted? :(

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

You're doing Gates' work. I mean God's work. I... Bill. Gates. Is. God. `•.•'!

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

Developers! Developers! Developers! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8To-6VIJZRE

11 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Bill Gates, the money mate.

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I love this.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Why am I laughing uncontrollably?

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WHERE ARE THESE GOD DAMN MOSQUITO LASERS YOU SPEAK OF?

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Tied up by patent trolls I hear. *sigh* The irony.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Get a bathouse in the meantime

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

They're reposted on imgur every couple weeks. Just be patient.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

RIGHT!?

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Google TED mosquito laser and I guarantee you'll find it.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Guys, here's a a bit covering exactly this topic: http://youtu.be/hqKafI7Amd8?t=14m23s

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

$50 was the target budget (to be viable in africa). Prototype was built, and the project stalled. Probably too expensive :/

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

as a person from India (where people are dying from dengue and malaria pretty much all the time)... WE NEED THIS SHIT...

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

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11 years ago (deleted Nov 3, 2014 7:58 PM) | Likes 0 Dislikes 0

oh nono... most of us dont have TV or internet... need to 'entertain' ourselves

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

They’re still docking around making them. Come on already! https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-71824-y

4 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Mount one on your head! Defense against mosquitos and annoying people, double win.

11 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 0

Blind your enemies, with science!

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

They are illegal because they are so effective at killing bugs that it actually damages the Eco system similar to the CO2 vacuum

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

They are illegal in most of the U.S because they are so efficient at killing bugs that it actually hurts the eco system

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

And more importantly, can they be modified to kill spiders?

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I'll say again, we need these in the south.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Well, there are portable blue lasers with outputs at 1W. There are 2W green lasers, but they're a tad expensive.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

pew pew

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

As an Atlanta citizen, I have all winter to put my hands in one of these lasers, even my dogs will be grateful

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Personally, I'm more disturbed by the infrared "censoring".

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

They are in fact on sharks heads.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I made one for a design competition, then got sued by the company that was developing the thing. (Intellectual Venture Labs)

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Holy crap - what happened?

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

he got sued by the company that was developing the thing.

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Yeah, thanks for that :)

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Well. I kinda made a different version of it, but they wanted all the IP

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I'm kinda skeptical this will be effective in the long term anyhow. This will only drive selection towards certain mosquito behaviors.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

You should come to Australia, we totally don't have a mosquito issue here...

11 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

If true, it's only because mosquitoes aren't venomous.

11 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Ted Talks. Look it up. It goes in depth on how they're produced and shows slow motion video of them in operation.

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

As a Minnesotan, PLS BILL

11 years ago | Likes 109 Dislikes 1

Minnesota posts again...

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Lemme smaaaaaaaaaash...... . the mosquitos

11 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

@bille pls

11 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Just don't ENTIRELY wipe out our state bird.

11 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

As a human being, BILL PLS

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

as a 'strayan- can we get one for spiders and snakes mate?

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

As a former Minnesotean, I want to send one to my sister in Isanti!

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

patent trolls own the rights to it and won't let anybody make them

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I would gladly pay 1000 for one of these. Quick internet search says its still a prototype

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I would pay like $59.99. $69.99 tops. 'cause if it costs $50 to make I will get some open source code and legos and make my own. :V

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don't care, still want!

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They may not be currently safe as blue lasers have high energy values. This tends to cause the wattage to be higher and could cause skin dmg

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Making a motion tracking laser was easy. The hard part is to not blind any children.

11 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

those were my exact thoughts lol

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

WHY ARE WE NOT FUNDING THIS MORE????

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

So probably not terribly refined, so I could probably make it shoot larger things that come into my yard like, say... children?

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Seriously. I can hardly leave my house in the summer. Everyone around me can be fine while swarms of them are circling me.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

wwhhhhhyyyyyyyyy?!

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

damn

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Does it include the windows blue screen though?

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 4

Yea they should market them like Toms, for every one purchased, they donate one to an impoverished malaria filled village.

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+1 for an honestly great idea

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+1 for +1-ing a great idea.

11 years ago | Likes 17 Dislikes 0

v

11 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

That would be $100 < for actual profit tho

11 years ago | Likes 18 Dislikes 0

I agree with the first guy though. Thing is worth $1000 easy.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

how much would you be willing to pay to evaporate mosquitoes before they had a chance to feast on you?

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I would gladly pay 100 bugs for a mosquito laser.

11 years ago | Likes 18 Dislikes 0

More like $300+, you have to remember that they'll do markups for admin/labor/expenses/profit

11 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Vaporware. Been stuck since like 2010. There are easier/cheaper methods. Look up "box fan mosquito trap" for a really good cheap one.

11 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

I don't want easier/cheaper. I want LAZORS!

11 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

Fun fact: Laser is an acronym (Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation).

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 2

I know, but not when "I'm firin my lazors"

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Africa.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

part of me says OH FUCK YES! part of me is a bit concerned about how this may affect the rest of the food chain

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

I wouldn't worry. No one is going to market a commercial laser *anything* that fires 100x/sec at targets up to 100ft away. 1/2

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

They'll set a limit on either the range or the firing rate so neighbors can visit your bug-free yard w/o getting their eyeballs fried. 2/2

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

It's actually more of a stationary thing, Mosquitos fly through, get detected, the laser vaporizes their wings, they done fucked up.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

If these ever hit the free market, they could wildly destabilize the ecosystem... I don't think this is a good idea...

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 2

i was just thinking "will we need to help increase populations of some other less dangerous bug to compensate?"

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Mosquitoes don't play any ecological role in cities so I'm ok with them being eliminated there. Let's not fuck elsewhere tho. (1/2)

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Some argue that there wouldn't be an ecological crisis if they were eradicated tho. http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100721/full/466432a.html

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I think people infected with malaria for life would say it's a cheap price to pay

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

What animal or insect depends on only mosquitos to survive?

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Nope, they are even able to differentiate between male and female of specific species - no random massacring happening. Search TED.com

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

11 years ago | Likes 105 Dislikes 0

YES , YES HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

One of the most beautiful things I have ever seen.

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

*maniacal laughter ensues*

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

It zaps the soul out of them.

11 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

slow-mo gifs are interesting

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY!

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I have the weirdest boner right now.

11 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

Oh Alucard. You so cray-cray.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Wasn't even a headshot. Total aimbot. Nerf so mosquitos at least have a chance. Also awesome lol

11 years ago | Likes 26 Dislikes 0

Designed to burn the wings

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I don't know why I felt so much satisfaction. Maybe a flamethrower for that mosquito would make me feel even better

11 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Commenting to check on this later...

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

They're prototypes, and I heard (not reliable info) that it got stuck somehow at the patent stage.

11 years ago | Likes 40 Dislikes 0

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11 years ago (deleted Nov 6, 2014 7:00 AM) | Likes 0 Dislikes 0

They're holding it onpurpose, there's a lot more money to be made in "healing" people, than keeping them from getting sick first.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I heard the Ronald Reagan estate holds the patent; something to do with lasers, missiles and "Star Wars Program", I think...

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

F*yeah patents! They were created to help innovation,look at how glorious they are! Shitty economy based world we live in. imgur.com/h4WaSj4

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Yes, patent trolls own the rights to it and won't let anybody make them without some absurd royalties

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

it's Bill gates, how much money does he need to fling at the problem?

11 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

Bill Gates is also very effective with using his money. If you don't get results, he cuts funding.

11 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 0

Which, before anybody gets mad, is a good thing. The less money he wastes, the more he has to use on actually useful stuff!

11 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Damn and I was hoping to build a mosquito death star for the spring.

11 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

FUCK YES !!

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

God damn mosquito lobbyists in Washington keeping the mosquito laser down

11 years ago | Likes 39 Dislikes 0

I'm guessing the people that stood accidentally behind the mosquito and got their retinas burned out are the main concern :P

11 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

(Giant mosquito people)

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

So fucking content to do the devil's work (OC I swear).

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Seriously, when these become available I can actually live in Thailand.

11 years ago | Likes 29 Dislikes 0

I live in Thailand! I would pay SERIOUS moneys for something that destroyed mosquitos, would make life infinitely easier.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I couldnt stand having to mosquito spray myself EVERYTIME i walked out my door.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

For... a thing?

11 years ago | Likes 17 Dislikes 0

Nah, I lived there for 4 months for a co-op, and have a girlfriend there. :/ mosquitoes are the worst part imo. And getting sick of rice.

11 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

I was there for two weeks once, didn't see a single mosquito.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Lucky you.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

11 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

I actually meet bill Gates a year ago when he was on vacation in Norway, he is a really cool guy. I have a picture if anyone is interested.

11 years ago | Likes 878 Dislikes 5

Did you try, or at least THINK about 'damn I want hours cash'?

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

Post.

11 years ago | Likes 145 Dislikes 2

Seconded.

11 years ago | Likes 21 Dislikes 0

My ex father in law him in Queensland Australia once. Was eating breakfast, looked over and Gates was there. He got to talk to him for(1/2)

11 years ago | Likes 20 Dislikes 1

twenty minutes and proclaimed him the nicest rich guy he'd ever met. Gates even paid for his and his wifes breakfast. Champion.

11 years ago | Likes 21 Dislikes 1

And he beat cancer.

11 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 3

By not getting it.

11 years ago | Likes 20 Dislikes 0

Doesn't matter: Bill Gates - 1, Steve Jobs - 0

11 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Did you ask him "why the string in [MS-DOS] function 9 is terminated by a dollar sign", like Gary Kildall suggested?

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

Wasn't interested... didn't look.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Met.

11 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 41

they're right, though...

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Well here you go, i guess you figure out who is who. http://imgur.com/DOsIfRk

11 years ago | Likes 569 Dislikes 1

That's Tony Hawk.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

That's 3cool5skool

11 years ago | Likes 36 Dislikes 2

At first I was like, "who's 3cool5skool?".....I am not a smart man.

11 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 1

nice hat bro

11 years ago | Likes 137 Dislikes 0

Who's who?

11 years ago | Likes 40 Dislikes 0

*whom's whum

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 5

He's making you look poor

11 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

What is it with rich people and beige/tan leg-wear?

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Not often you see a rich dude dress so modestly.

11 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Who's that guy next to snikker?

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

spongebob squarepants

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Why are Bill's khakis wet?

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

It was at an aquarium, I bet a seal or something splashed him

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

That's amazing. How did it happen? Did you talk to him for awhile?

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Me and my friend was at a aquarium in our home city when we saw him right before closing. we just went up to him and said hello, 1/2

11 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

He had no security guards around him, and he walked a little behind the guide. We ended up talking for about 5mins before he had to hurry on

11 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0