michael Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 http://valleywag.gawker.com/5146508/bill-gates-unleashes-mosquito-swarm TED, the annual gathering of the most pretentious people from the fields of technology, entertainment, and design, just got punk'd. Microsoft chairman Bill Gates released a swarm of mosquitos into the crowd. Ending malaria is a particular passion of Gates's, whose Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has spent millions fighting the disease. But he apparently didn't feel like TED attendees were taking the threat seriously. "Not only poor people should experience this," Gates said as he let the bugs loose on his audience, according to Facebook manager Dave Morin. (eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and Twitter CEO Ev Williams confirm the report.) A showman's way of making a point, perhaps. But it doesn't do much to undo Gates's reputation, borne out of the Microsoft antitrust investigations of the 1990s, that the man considers himself above the law. Doesn't California's Health and Safety Code have something to say about insect infestations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Idiot. Maybe he's trying to get Steve Jobs' job while he's away from his stage. No chance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris2o2 Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 I wish i had his money and could waste it on doing stunts like that . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Fair play - good publicity stunt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lbm Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 I enjoyed one of the comments from the article "I would like to release a swarm of lions on probably 98% of TED's audience..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 "I would like to release a swarm of lions on probably 98% of TED's audience because i'm bitter and jealous of them" That's better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl_S Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 A Heroic gesture from a man who has more sense than money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snooze Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Liked one of the comments. In response to "Not only poor people should experience this": Actually, yes. Only poor people should experience this. What else is the point of being not-poor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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