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A peek inside the Gates house

bill gates estate

Everyone most likely knows about that little shack in the woods in the Seattle suburb of Medina on the shores of Lake Washington that Bill Gates created in 1997, but have you ever been inside?

The $53 Million dollar, 66,000 square foot estate has all the technological goodies that you might not even be able dream up. With tons of centrally controlled music, lighting and video you can bet that this is the one of the most technologically advanced homes in the world. US News has put together a tour of the estate, from the pool building, to the library, to the underground garage so that you can drool over where the Forbes number one billionaire lives.

Some interesting tidbits:
  • 104 electricians used
  • All timber used in the house are perfectly finished and nearly perfect with almost no knots.
  • All woodwork is flawless
  • Acoustics were a big concern. Woods and fabrics were used to ensure perfect acoustics throughout the house.
  • Flooring is heated, even in the driveway and walkways throughout the estate.
  • Security system is monitored from the Microsoft campus.
  • There is a salmon hatchery on the estate.
  • 52 miles of communication cable
  • Hidden cameras are everywhere, including some hidden inside stone walls.
  • Floor sensors can track a person within 6 inches.
  • The bathtub can be filled and temperature can be controlled by Gates as he drives home from work.
Was the Bill Gates estate designed on a PC? Well, not exactly, we can thank rival Apple for having a hand in it. (Not to worry, doesn't Microsoft own a small % of Apple anyway.) Check out some additional pictures of the estate here.

Also, check out the money face off, Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates on Blogging Stocks.

Filed under: Business, Internet, Web services, web 2.0

Forbes considers buying Clipmarks

Forbes and ClipmarksVentureBeat is reporting that Forbes Magazine is acquiring web bookmarking service Clipmarks.

It looks like the truth of the matter is a bit more complicated. Clipmarks CEO Eric Goldstein "clipmarked" the story himself and left some comments.

In a nutshell, Clipmarks has been in talks with Forbes and other companies about financial backing for the site. It does seem like a Forbes deal could be in the works, but Goldstein describes the VentureBeat article as "premature."

The odd thing about all of this is that Forbes is reportedly interested in buying the service because Forbes reporters use it to organize and share information. Eventually you could see Clipmarks used in articles at Forbes' web site. But do they really need to buy the company to do that?

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Forumwarz - a potentially offensive time waster

I pwn UAfter spending the better part of an hour on Forumwarz I still can't decide if it's just sick or if it's kind of fun. It's a bit like a car wreck on the highway. I know I shouldn't be looking but I can't quite turn away.

It's sick, it's twisted, it's the internet on it's worst level and darn it, it's kind of fun. At least for a little while.

Forumwarz is a parody role-playing game that takes place on the internet - or at least the Forumwarz version of it. Your goal is to complete missions that are given to you through a mock up of GoogleTalk called Sentrillion.

Your first "friend" is ShallowEsophagus who begins giving you missions to pwn various forums by being a troll. Depending on the character type you are assigned at start up, you have tools like drooling on the keyboard or bashing your head on the keyboard that you can use to destroy forum threads and eventually, pwn a forum.

Future missions involve buying illegal software from the Russians, pwning more difficult forums and other internet oddness.

Completing missions gives you cash, called Flezz in game, and items that you can pawn or use in other missions. The game is NOT for those easily offended. It's crass, coarse and there are frequent f-bombs in the fake chat sessions.

This is also a game for a more mature audience as it requires you to shop at the Drugs R Fun store to get various concoctions to improve your playing, engage in certain cyber activities to get more Flezz and just generally use a more adult perspective.

If you can get past that, here are the more enjoyable and time-wasting aspects.

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