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...appearances to the contrary, BILL GATES is sort of a geek. With billions of dollars in pocket cash, his hobbies might reasonably include small-country collecting or skyscraper demolition, but instead the founder of Microsoft prefers good ol' granny-playin' bridge. Naturally, he is not just a hobbyist but a competitive player, and last weekend he participated in the mixed team finals of the North American Bridge Championships in Anaheim, Calif. While the Gates squad finished 50th out of 52 teams, Mr. Bill seemed buoyed just to be in the heady air of all those bridge geniuses. "The game...
...happens to be the daughter of a Pixar employee and plays the lead human. "We initially brought her in just for scratch track, but she's so appealing that we kept bringing her in, giving her lots of candy and using whatever sounds she made." Is "candy" the new geek-slang for stock options...
...make available on the Internet. The project is expected to take up to 15 years and cost in the neighborhood of $400 million. For all that, it won't be the first: the entire New Testament is already online in MP3 format at www.audiotreasure.com C'EST CHIC, LE GEEK Strange bedfellows Levi Strauss & Co. and Philips Electronics have teamed up to produce a line of high-tech, high-fashion clothes that come with electronic devices sewn right into them. The new threads, which Levi's has dubbed ICD+, were created by Massimo Osti, and will debut next month in Europe...
Some people assume this is the real Gore and that he simply chose the wrong profession 25 years ago. But that ignores two important facts about him. First, the political Gore who counseled Clinton to stand up to Newt is every bit as authentic as the techno-geek who's fascinated by fractals. Second, Gore went into politics for a reason. More than most other big-time politicians, he has an unshakable belief in his manifest destiny. His special purpose is to save the world (from global warming, mean-spirited Republicans, what have you). And this faintly messianic mission...
When they first met as Ph.D. students, the pair say they found each other obnoxious--"I still find him obnoxious," adds Brin--but were thrust together by a computer-science project aimed at devising better ways of searching the Web. From the start, it was hard-core geek love...