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Gates Notes

thegatesnotes.com · Personal blog · on HN since 2010

Bill Gates's personal site, with book reviews, reading lists, and posts on global health, climate, and his foundation's work.

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What HN saysHN links it for his book recommendations, which commenters treat as a reasonable signal that a book is worth reading.
77HN people shared it
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Most-shared posts

  1. 1
    Bill Gates - Bookshelf
    4 people · 6 points · first shared 2011 · 1 comments on HN
  2. 2
    Bill Gates's new website: The Gates Notes
    3 people · 194 points · first shared 2010 · 80 comments on HN
  3. 3
    The Best Books I Read in 2013
    2 people · 248 points · first shared 2013 · 156 comments on HN
  4. 4
    Harvesting The Biosphere: Book Review
    2 people · 15 points · first shared 2013 · 3 comments on HN
  5. 5
    Bill Gates on Steve Jobs
    1 people · 549 points · first shared 2011 · 13 comments on HN
  6. 6
    Good News You Might Have Missed in 2013
    1 people · 369 points · first shared 2013 · 167 comments on HN
  7. 7
    Bill Gates: Books I Read this Summer
    1 people · 266 points · first shared 2012 · 96 comments on HN
  8. 8
    My Summer Reading List
    1 people · 172 points · first shared 2013 · 36 comments on HN
  9. 9
    Why I’m Going to India
    1 people · 155 points · first shared 2013 · 110 comments on HN
  10. 10
    Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
    1 people · 98 points · first shared 2012 · 37 comments on HN
  11. 11
    Bill Gates in India, Day 1: Getting Better All The Time
    1 people · 33 points · first shared 2013 · 8 comments on HN
  12. 12
    Where can I get unbiased news?
    1 people · 28 points · first shared 2010 · 47 comments on HN
  13. 13
    Bill Gates on Climate change, aid to Africa etc (in a book review)
    1 people · 16 points · first shared 2010 · discussion on HN
  14. 14
    America’s Greatest Inventor
    1 people · 10 points · first shared 2013 · 9 comments on HN
  15. 15
    Inventing a Toilet for the 21st Century
    1 people · 9 points · first shared 2012 · 1 comments on HN

What HN people wrote when they linked it

lancewiggs · 2014-02-26
One of Bill Gates' recommended books (1) was a great read: "Prime Movers of Globalization: The History and Impact of Diesel Engines and Gas Turbines" (2) The very large and very slow rotating diesel engines used to power ships are incredibly efficient. Oil tankers run very slowly, gas a little faster, then bulk carriers, container ships (time value of those containers is higher than commodity oil and bulk, so they move) and fastest and least efficient of all are cruise ships. The size of some of those engines is fantastic. It's really nerdy and awesome. (1) http://www.thegatesnotes.com/Books/Personal/Prime-Movers-of-Globalizat… (2) http://www.amazon.com/Prime-Movers-Globalization-History-Turbines-eboo…
throwaway_yy2Di · 2014-02-10
Is this his library in the background? http://i.imgur.com/iqvPs7N.jpg edit: Apparently so, and here's his reading recommendations from 2013 (w/ same library in background): http://www.thegatesnotes.com/Personal/Best-Books-2013 and more: http://www.thegatesnotes.com/Books <- lots of reviews here
k-mcgrady · 2013-11-10
This is an article in a newspaper. What did you expect him to talk about?? It's something he's passionate about and the only reason he is in the newspaper is to publicise it. If you want to see other things he's interested in check out his blog[1] (The Gates Notes). He does posts on books he's reading (not all related to disease) and reviews them among other things. [1]http://www.thegatesnotes.com
Jabbles · 2013-02-24
I'd like to see someone buy their way onto http://www.thegatesnotes.com/books Although I don't always agree with Bill on whether a book is worth reading or not, it's a reasonable indicator that I'll find it interesting and intellectually stimulating.
pgbovine · 2010-01-20
I think it would be really interesting to get into his mind occasionally. actually he just tweeted about a blog he started documenting what he's learned through his foundation work: http://www.thegatesnotes.com/
sayemm · 2014-01-24
Chess isn't his game, bridge is: http://www.buffettcup.com/Default.aspx?tabid=69 http://www.thegatesnotes.com/Personal/What-Makes-for-a-Good-Bridge-Par… http://www.larryco.com/OldStuff/Gates4.html
deadfall · 2013-12-17
Bill Gate's book shelf looks interesting. http://www.thegatesnotes.com/Books
GFischer · 2012-11-26
Had to look it up, found it on Bill Gates' site :) http://www.thegatesnotes.com/Personal/Chuck-Feeney-The-Billionaire-Try…
CKKim · 2012-08-16
Interesting! This link has some rather entertaining pictures too: http://www.thegatesnotes.com/Topics/Development/Reinvent-the-Toilet-Ch…
wluu · 2011-12-08
Bill Gates talks about energy (including Nuclear), and investments in the sector here (about 20 mins long) - http://www.thegatesnotes.com/Topics/Energy/Nuclear-Energy-After-Fukush… He mentions his investment and interest in Terrapower briefly towards the end. And another article about Gates' visit to China last year - http://www.thegatesnotes.com/Personal/In-China-Speeding-Toward-the-Fut…
comatose_kid · 2010-04-02
Bill Gates wrote about him as well: http://www.thegatesnotes.com/Thinking/article.aspx?ID=126
brown9-2 · 2010-01-20
I'm not familiar with it but there is an article on his site about it: http://www.thegatesnotes.com/Learning/article.aspx?ID=29
pierrefar · 2010-01-20
This is doing the rounds on the net too: http://www.thegatesnotes.com/robots.txt It doesn't mention Bing. Amusing, and useless.
canibanoglu · 2013-02-18
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