You may have heard about
Romeo Agents, the male employees of the East German
Ministry for State Security (also known as MfS or Stasi). They were unleashed on female federal employees in West Germany, with whom they began long-term relations and then began using as sources.
That tactic has apparently been used in the United States as well; David Cay Johnston writes about
the real legacy of Daryl Gates, the former chief of the LAPD. Gates died Friday.
[more inside]
posted by krautland
on Apr 17, 2010 -
38 comments
Triumph of the Nerds is a 1996 three-part documentary recounting the rise of the personal computer, including interviews with Gates, Wozniak and Jobs, among others. It was originally produced for British television, and aired on PBS in the USA.
Part One:
1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6.
Part Two:
1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6.
Part Three:
1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6. Transcripts
here. After you watch, you can play the
"Guess the Computer" game.
posted by amyms
on Sep 29, 2007 -
19 comments
Dual Boot, Officially. Now that the
contest is over, it could be time for
both sides of the
Cola OS War to put aside their differences and shake hands ... though not without a little good-natured snark:
"Macs use an ultra-modern industry standard technology called EFI to handle booting. Sadly, Windows XP, and even the upcoming Vista, are stuck in the 1980s with old-fashioned BIOS. But with Boot Camp, the Mac can operate smoothly in both centuries." Oooooh ... burn.
posted by grabbingsand
on Apr 5, 2006 -
102 comments
Black, White & Brown. A great 9-part video feature on the NYT site (registration required) featuring a discussing between Cornel West and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. commemorating the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education.
posted by adrober
on May 16, 2004 -
2 comments
Earth to Bill Gates: Thank you This little editorial that appeared recently is (obviously) dancing on the fringe of cheesiness, but it begs an interesting question about philanthropy and the world's richest man.
Gates appeared on Bill Moyers'
NOW last night, and was reasonably candid (he used the phrase "failure of capitalism"), mentioning more than once that he intended to
give away ~95% of his wealth, mostly to aid public health. Our
perceptions of his politics aside, it would seem as if Gates intends to go out with a humanist bang.
posted by Ignatius J. Reilly
on May 10, 2003 -
41 comments
Nader to Gates: "It is significant that a small number of persons who run the company hold a substantial share of the stock in the company, a fact that is very unusual for such a large publicly traded corporation."
"This also raises questions about whether or not these persons, including yourself, are accumulating these staggering sums of cash to advance other agendas, rather than to advance the interest of shareholders."
Nader Nader Nader
posted by crasspastor
on Jan 8, 2002 -
29 comments
Read the truth behind what actually happened the day the Bill Gates was assasinated.
(via memepool)
posted by o2b
on Dec 12, 2000 -
11 comments
the bill gates makeover "He is the father of the future, the symbol of a new generation, and he really needs a makeover. Bill Gates as you've never seen him before; it's almost as if he were an entirely different person."
posted by palegirl
on Feb 23, 2000 -
5 comments
