Bill and Melinda Gates are getting divorced

[Max Rockatansky]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CObPpImgNaG/?igshid=3vivnv75jjho&fbclid=IwAR0p7dkVeGXsgN8typGCHYgEVH-ajgChVPYKp3xrUcfUYYH3-yYjPl9Gvck

Oh man, that reminds me of my Dad (a 80s/90s era software developer) and how awkward he could be sometimes.

[SectorZ]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CObPpImgNaG/?igshid=3vivnv75jjho&fbclid=IwAR0p7dkVeGXsgN8typGCHYgEVH-ajgChVPYKp3xrUcfUYYH3-yYjPl9Gvck

Steve Ballmer hasn't changed one bit. He's even more excitable as the LA Clippers team owner.

[triplemultiplex]

You're all missing the lead: World's Most Eligible Bachelor Now on the Market!!!

[kkt]

Jumping the gun, man!  Even after they file for divorce there's a year wait for the judge and then a 90 day waiting period after that, even if they agree on all issues.

[Hot Rod Hootenanny]

https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/03/tech/bill-and-melinda-gates-divorce/index.html

What would you do if your parents would get a divorce?

[Max Rockatansky]

You're all missing the lead: World's Most Eligible Bachelor Now on the Market!!!

I don't know about that, all that money but still a super nerdy guy.  I know there are gold diggers out there, but how often does that turn out well?

[Roadgeekteen]

https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/03/tech/bill-and-melinda-gates-divorce/index.html

What would you do if your parents would get a divorce?

IDK. I'm almost in college so I will soon be on my own.

[Rothman]

Queen of England becomes a widow and the Gates' divorce shortly thereafter...

[Roadgeekteen]

Queen of England becomes a widow and the Gates' divorce shortly thereafter...

Charles, meet your new stepfather! (He's younger than you)

[vdeane]

Matthew 6:2

Doesn't get more poster-chilidish with Gates and this bible verse.

Does it tie into Lizard People somehow?  I have a feeling somehow this will turn into a Lizard People discussion of the Bible gets involved with anything Bill Gates.

I mean, with the vaccine re-writing everyone's DNA, soon we will all be lizard people.

[JoePCool14]

Matthew 6:2

And you remember Matthew 21:17?

I haven't memorized bible verses since Elementary school.

Not even John 3:16?

[Roadgeekteen]

Matthew 6:2

And you remember Matthew 21:17?

I haven't memorized bible verses since Elementary school.

Not even John 3:16?

I remembered that one: if God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son and whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life... or something like that

[Max Rockatansky]

Matthew 6:2

Doesn't get more poster-chilidish with Gates and this bible verse.

Does it tie into Lizard People somehow?  I have a feeling somehow this will turn into a Lizard People discussion of the Bible gets involved with anything Bill Gates.

I mean, with the vaccine re-writing everyone's DNA, soon we will all be lizard people.

Instead of Lizard People/Human Hybrids. 

[Bruce]

Hopefully the B&M Gates Foundation can find a new headquarters campus if it gets balkanized. It's one of the worst uses of land in Downtown Seattle: a suburban-style lowrise campus right between the Seattle Center and SLU.

What's worse than bad land use?  Vacant and unused...

Not much of a problem for a high-demand market like Downtown Seattle, though we are still picking away at the last remaining surface parking lots.

The Gates Foundation campus occupies more than four blocks of space that would be nice for some more housing, or an extension of the Seattle Center.

[kkt]

Queen of England becomes a widow and the Gates' divorce shortly thereafter...

Charles, meet your new stepfather! (He's younger than you)

[Scott5114]

You're all missing the lead: World's Most Eligible Bachelor Now on the Market!!!

I don't know about that, all that money but still a super nerdy guy.  I know there are gold diggers out there, but how often does that turn out well?

Gates used to be a huge asshole as well. He seems like he maybe mellowed out some after he stepped away from Microsoft and focused on philanthropic work, but he got where he was in life by screwing over a lot of people.

[jakeroot]

Matthew 6:2

And you remember Matthew 21:17?

Yeah. Think about it.

[jakeroot]

Hopefully the B&M Gates Foundation can find a new headquarters campus if it gets balkanized. It's one of the worst uses of land in Downtown Seattle: a suburban-style lowrise campus right between the Seattle Center and SLU.

The Gates Foundation campus occupies more than four blocks of space that would be nice for some more housing, or an extension of the Seattle Center.

I don't agree with either take. The Gates Foundation sits on the site of a former parking lot, and was lauded by all involved when the site was chosen 15 years ago. It is an urban design masterpiece, and the buildings are easily some of the most eco-friendly in the city. It is low-rise to not compete with the Space Needle, and sits on four blocks to accommodate future growth. I don't see how you can seriously improve on that when you have hundreds of surface lots littering the city. Never mind the current state of Seattle Center, which is hardly remarkable.

[Roadgeekteen]

You're all missing the lead: World's Most Eligible Bachelor Now on the Market!!!

I don't know about that, all that money but still a super nerdy guy.  I know there are gold diggers out there, but how often does that turn out well?

Gates used to be a huge asshole as well. He seems like he maybe mellowed out some after he stepped away from Microsoft and focused on philanthropic work, but he got where he was in life by screwing over a lot of people.

Most billionaires did.

[STLmapboy]

Sad news.

I would have never guessed that they would be a couple that failed.

Well damn, that bites.

Hopefully their foundation stays strong throughout this.

Unintentional pun?

[Roadgeekteen]

Sad news.

I would have never guessed that they would be a couple that failed.

Well damn, that bites.

Hopefully their foundation stays strong throughout this.

Unintentional pun?

Their personal foundation already broke, let's hope that the other one also doesn't break.

[texaskdog]

Matthew 6:2

And you remember Matthew 21:17?

I haven't memorized bible verses since Elementary school.

Not even John 3:16?

Or Austin 3:16?

[mgk920]

My best guess - she's a pure gold-digger and he's a nerdy simp who is planning to donate nearly his entire fortune to charity (a la John D. Rockefeller), leaving a million or so to her and each of the kids.

No pre-nup?  This is going to be fun to follow.



Mike

[Roadgeekteen]

https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/05/success/melinda-and-bill-gates-separation-contract/index.html

The debate was probably over whether Melinda would get 10 billion or 20 billion dollars.

[Scott5114]

My best guess - she's a pure gold-digger and he's a nerdy simp who is planning to donate nearly his entire fortune to charity (a la John D. Rockefeller), leaving a million or so to her and each of the kids.

I kind of doubt that–they met at Microsoft, have been married since the 90s, they run their own charity, and Melinda's involved in it–the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. If she was just a gold-digger she would have checked out years ago.