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This is a repost since last time you asked how to reach Bill Gates.

• dang 7y ago
  I invited danieltillett to repost https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22798626 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22798626. My reason is to build up a body of community reactions to the idea, that can serve as a basis for deciding whether to promote it further. I don't know Bill Gates, but I do know some people inside YC who are hard at work on this problem, and maybe they know someone who knows someone, etc. If it's just a repetition of the previous thread, I'm sorry. Repetition isn't good and that wasn't my intention.
  • saagarjha 7y ago
    I know you often do so anyways, but perhaps these kinds of reposts deserve a comment explaining their circumstances.
    • dang 7y ago
      I don't think this would add much value, because it would attract attention away from submissions to the meta-business of their provenance on HN. I'm wary of adding bookkeeping facilities for that reason generally.
      • saagarjha 7y ago
        Fair enough; just thought I'd mention it because the lack of such bookkeeping seems to attract attention as well.
        • dang 7y ago
          It certainly does. It's a perennial sore spot, understandably. I just fear that trying to eliminate that pain would cause more pain.
  • carbocation 7y ago
    I didn't realize this; I actually flagged this article.
    • dang 7y ago
      You can always unflag!
      • carbocation 7y ago
        That's a bit uncomfortable because I thought it deserved the flag, but knowing that this has been mod-reviewed means that flagging probably doesn't serve a constructive purpose.
        • dang 7y ago
          Oh, if you still think it deserves the flag, that's entirely your choice.
• danieltillett 7y ago
  It is actually a repost of my original submission which sank without a trace. Dang asked me to repost it.
  • papermachete 7y ago
    It's cool, the read taught me a lot. Good luck.