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Diomedes Member Posts: 996 From: Central Florida, USA Joined: |
For those that know the legendary story of how Microsoft got to prominence, it was actually Paul Allen that suggested they buy that operating system from a developer in Seattle for $50k. And then Gates licensed and sold it to IBM for millions. And eventually billions. And so, DOS was born.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/...-furry-perma-scowl-is-dead
Somewhat famous for becoming one of the first internet memes.
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Veteran actor from many movies and television. Probably best known for the Larry Sanders Show. And probably the coolest name in Hollywood.
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Billionaire philanthropist, famous for running for president as a third party candidate.
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Interesting coincidence.
Blade Runner was set in 2019. Rutger Hauer's character, Roy Batty, dies in the film. So both character and actor passed away in 2019. Truly is tears in the rain.
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Remembering Jim Lehrer | PBS NewsHour
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Veteran actor of many movies, passed away today at the age of 103.
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World renowned physicist and mathematician. Posited the concepts of Dyson Spheres, Dyson Swarms and the idea of massive mega structures used by technically advanced civilizations.
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Known for the Avengers series in the 60s and probably most famous for the best Bond Girl name ever: Pussy Galore.
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Veteran actor from movies like Gorky Park, Rambo and FX. Passed away at the age of 81.
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Well known comedian. Probably best known for his portrayal of Frank Constanza from Seinfeld. Also the father of Ben Stiller.
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And of course, that massive hypocrite Mitch McConnell is saying he will put Trump's nominee to a vote as quickly as possible. Despite the fact that in 2016, he blocked Obama's replacement pick for Scalia claiming they shouldn't confirm anyone because it was an election year.
Senator Mitch McConnell in 2016:
quote: Nice consistency there Mitch.
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Randi's take downs of Uri Geller were hall of fame worthy. The world is a poorer place after Randi's passing. And he also went after that total loon faith healer Peter Popoff. The nutjob that used to claim healing powers and divine guidance when in fact, his wife was feeding him information via a radio to a hidden earpiece he had to give the impression that he was divinely inspired. Popoff declared bankruptcy in the late 80s after he was exposed but sadly, has had a resurgence and still bilks people for millions per year. I guess you just can't fix stupid.
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