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Linus Torvalds and Bill Gates Meet for the First Time Ever
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That means there are highschool seniors who weren't even alive while Bill Gates was at Microsoft. Interns might not even know who he is.
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That was balmer though, IIRC. Crazy times
I recently learned that Steve Ballmer is a director of and major donor to the Jewish National Fund, which supports the Israeli military and the settlers in the West Bank and around Gaza. This made me like Steve Ballmer slightly less.
https://shopisrael.com/blogs/support/does-steve-ballmer-support-israel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_National_Fund
It was Balmer, but Gates was in the back clapping along and jumping over a chair lmao
I'm sure if they work there they know who he is though lol but possibly I suppose