i know i spend a lot of time on this site complaining about how awful it is to use PCs, and i stand by that. but it's hard not to be impressed with bill gates. here's a guy who has more power to positively affect problems in the world than some nations, and he actually steps up, takes responsibility and does something about it. and it's gratifying to know that at the end of the day he's just a big nerd like the rest of us. as soon as i gave him something to do (a pen and legal pad) he retreated into his own head and the media face just fell away. it was a really beautiful thing to see, actually. he was doodling a math proof. i'd tell you what it meant, but i've got no idea. thanks to martha bardach, dietmar liz-lepiorz and lev grossman at time magazine for this one, and to mark miller for helping out.    
 
         

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