Channel 9 Forums - Coffeehouse - Bill Gates - No use for money http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/Dev/App_Themes/C9/images/feedimage.png Channel 9 Forums - Coffeehouse - Bill Gates - No use for money http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums Channel 9 keeps you up to date with the latest news and behind the scenes info from Microsoft that developers love to keep up with. From LINQ to SilverLight – Watch videos and hear about all the cool technologies coming and the people behind them. http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums en Thu, 23 May 2013 19:28:16 GMT Thu, 23 May 2013 19:28:16 GMT Rev9 7 -7 -1 Coffeehouse - Bill Gates - No use for money "Its great that one so wealthy gets it, not only gets it but does something about it as well"

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/bill-gates/9812672/Bill-Gates-interview-I-have-no-use-for-money.-This-is-Gods-work.html

Looking forward to the  Dimbleby Lecture later this month ...

 

EDIT:The 37th Dimbleby Lecture will be broadcast on BBC One on Jan 29

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21241946

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"Money has no utility to me beyond a certain point. Its utility is entirely in building an organisation and getting the resources out to the poorest in the world."

He's certainly on a path with good karma.

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, elmer wrote

While I admire the work, I have concerns about dragging 'god' into it. The whole thing risks becoming messy and losing focus - who's particular deity are we talking about, and how does that sit with people who have a different one?

I don't care who's god it is, if invoking his name helps Bill Gates eradicate Polio, it's a good thing.

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, evildictait​or wrote

*snip*

I don't care who's god it is, if invoking his name helps Bill Gates eradicate Polio, it's a good thing.

Agreed.  I've listened to interviews with Warren Buffet also on these topics and I admire how they've decided to try to help the world with their resources.  Polio is a good choice because it's one where we know how to do it, we just have to execute it (as opposed to say, AIDS where there is no vaccine or cure making it an unknown).

 

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