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| ====== Bill Gates ====== | ====== Bill Gates ====== | ||
| - | William " | + | ==== American computer scientist ==== |
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| - | ===== Washes dinner dishes himself ===== | + | |
| + | ==== Washes dinner dishes himself ==== | ||
| Bill Gates loves cleaning his own dinner dishes and does so most evenings. Some people volunteer, however, Gates says, "Other people volunteer but I like the way I do it." [([[https:// | Bill Gates loves cleaning his own dinner dishes and does so most evenings. Some people volunteer, however, Gates says, "Other people volunteer but I like the way I do it." [([[https:// | ||
| - | ===== Was notorious for f-bomb filled rants ===== | + | ==== Was notorious for f-bomb filled rants ==== |
| Gates was infamous for f-bomb-filled rants in meetings and emails during his days at Microsoft. They weren' | Gates was infamous for f-bomb-filled rants in meetings and emails during his days at Microsoft. They weren' | ||
| - | ===== Bill had to hire a traffic attorney ===== | + | ==== Bill had to hire a traffic attorney ==== |
| Bill Gates used to collect Porsches and loved driving them at reckless speeds. During his early days at Microsoft, Gates received so many speeding tickets that he was forced to recruit a traffic attorney. [([[https:// | Bill Gates used to collect Porsches and loved driving them at reckless speeds. During his early days at Microsoft, Gates received so many speeding tickets that he was forced to recruit a traffic attorney. [([[https:// | ||
| - | ===== Microsoft is no longer his main source of wealth | + | ==== Microsoft is no longer his main source of wealth ==== |
| - | + | The majority of his fortune no longer comes from Microsoft. For years, Gates has been selling off stock, investing in other firms, and using all of it to support his charity work. His hidden investment arm is his company manager, Michael Larson. [([[https:// | |
| - | The majority of his fortune no longer comes from Microsoft. For years, Gates has been selling off stock, investing in other firms and using all of it to support his charity work. His hidden investment arm is his company manager, Michael Larson. [([[https:// | + | |
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| - | ===== Gates' First Computer Program ===== | + | |
| + | ==== Gates' First Computer Program ==== | ||
| Gates wrote his first programming program on a General Electric computer as a young teenager at Lakeside Prep School. That was a tic-tac-toe variant, where you could play against a machine. [([[https:// | Gates wrote his first programming program on a General Electric computer as a young teenager at Lakeside Prep School. That was a tic-tac-toe variant, where you could play against a machine. [([[https:// | ||
| - | ===== Gates Was Once Arrested ===== | + | ==== Gates Was Once Arrested ==== |
| Gates was imprisoned once in 1977 in New Mexico. He was driving without a license and ran a red light. [([[https:// | Gates was imprisoned once in 1977 in New Mexico. He was driving without a license and ran a red light. [([[https:// | ||
| - | ===== Up until 1997, he used to travel coach ===== | + | ==== Up until 1997, he used to travel coach ==== |
| Now, he has a plane of his own. He names it his "big splurge." | Now, he has a plane of his own. He names it his "big splurge." | ||
| - | ===== One of Gates' Biggest Splurges ===== | + | ==== One of Gates' Biggest Splurges ==== |
| In addition to his aircraft, one of Gates' greatest splurges was the Codex Leicester, a series of writings by Leonardo da Vinci. He purchased the codex at a 1994 auction for $30.8 million. [([[https:// | In addition to his aircraft, one of Gates' greatest splurges was the Codex Leicester, a series of writings by Leonardo da Vinci. He purchased the codex at a 1994 auction for $30.8 million. [([[https:// | ||
| - | ===== Gates' Kids and Inheritance ===== | + | ==== Gates' Kids and Inheritance ==== |
| Gates claims his kids are only going to inherit $10 million each. Considering his vast fortune, it's just a small slice of his net worth of $81.1 billion. " | Gates claims his kids are only going to inherit $10 million each. Considering his vast fortune, it's just a small slice of his net worth of $81.1 billion. " | ||
| fortune.html/ | fortune.html/ | ||
| - | ===== Gates' | + | ==== Gates' |
| - | + | As one of the richest individuals in the world, you'd imagine Bill Gates would be seeing green. In truth, | |
| - | You'd imagine Bill Gates will look green as one of the richest individuals in the world. | + | |
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| - | ===== Gates reads a lot ===== | + | |
| + | ==== Gates reads a lot ==== | ||
| The timetable for Gates is scheduled down to the minute, but he somehow makes time to read 50 books each year somewhere. That’s almost a book per week. [([[https:// | The timetable for Gates is scheduled down to the minute, but he somehow makes time to read 50 books each year somewhere. That’s almost a book per week. [([[https:// | ||
| - | ===== Monolingual | + | ==== Monolingual ==== |
| - | + | Gates has learned a variety of programming languages have been learned by Gates but he only speaks one human language: English. Despite having a hand in charitable endeavors across the globe, Gates has said that not learning to speak any languages other than his native English is one of his biggest regrets. [([[https:// | |
| - | A variety of programming languages have been learned by Gates, but he only speaks one human language: English. Despite having a hand in charitable endeavors across the globe, Gates has said that not learning to speak any languages other than his native English is one of his biggest regrets. [([[https:// | + | |
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| - | ===== Inside Joke ===== | + | |
| + | ==== Inside Joke ==== | ||
| In 2008, Gates starred alongside comedian Jerry Seinfeld in a series of Microsoft commercials. The ad featured the pair shopping at a discount shoe store, and when Gates holds up a membership pass, audiences will glimpse the 1977 mugshot from his speeding violation instead of the card's ID photo. [([[https:// | In 2008, Gates starred alongside comedian Jerry Seinfeld in a series of Microsoft commercials. The ad featured the pair shopping at a discount shoe store, and when Gates holds up a membership pass, audiences will glimpse the 1977 mugshot from his speeding violation instead of the card's ID photo. [([[https:// | ||
| - | ===== Gates' Love For Music ===== | + | ==== Gates' Love For Music ==== |
| + | Gates may be a machine magician, but that doesn' | ||
| - | Gates may be a machine magician, but that doesn' | + | {{tag> |
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