Bill Gates's New Version of the Einstein Letter 407
dcblogs writes "In 1939, Albert Einstein sent 'F.D. Roosevelt, President of the United States,' a letter with a warning about Germany's interest in a new type of energy with potential for use as a powerful bomb. The letter also outlined the competitive threat posed by Germany and steps for improving US research efforts. Last week, Bill Gates, along with GE's CEO and others, met with President Obama to deliver their own message: that of the top 30 companies in the world working on alternative energy, only four are in the US. Similar to Einstein's point and recommendations, Gates and his allies are asking the US to view the alternative energy push as a competitive threat posed by other nations, particularly China, which may be doing a better job in bringing its engineering talent and money to bear on this problem."
What? (Score:5, Funny)
What is this, a planned economy? Why is Bill Gates is begging for communist government help?
Obviously, the free market will just solve this problem on its own, in the process continuing to make America the greatest nation in the world.
Re:We're on the wrong track. (Score:2, Funny)
People need to figure out that there are only two viable sources of energy:
Rainbows and unicorns?
Water (Score:2, Funny)
Chances are we'd still intervene in foreign wars for humanitarian and business reasons, for as long as we have the economic and military prominence allowing us to do so.
Considering the issues with fresh water in the present (water wars in the South East and out West), Global Warming and what that will do to fresh water supplies, and our increasing population, I see us invading Canada over water in the near future.
But Canada is not completely defenseless. They do grow pot and the invading armies would light up, give up, and have a beer with their Canadian toke buddies.
So, as an American, I strongly suggest that you learn the Canadian national anthem (O Cananda) because the Canadians are invincible.
It also helps that their economy is in much better shape than ours - even with their evil government run health care.
Re:Can You Spot the Difference? (Score:4, Funny)
"I'll throw out the inflammatory and un-referenced accusation. YOU prove it for me!"
Re:Can You Spot the Difference? (Score:5, Funny)
...Einstein gave us special and general relativity. Bill Gates gave us Bob. [wikipedia.org]
Re:Can You Spot the Difference? (Score:3, Funny)
This is like proposing to have Stephen Hawking at the helm of reconstruction at General Motors
Then we could have cars powered by black holes!