{"id":171,"date":"2008-06-27T22:54:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-28T03:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=171"},"modified":"2020-07-25T19:01:01","modified_gmt":"2020-07-26T00:01:01","slug":"hooray-for-bill-gates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=171","title":{"rendered":"Hooray for Bill Gates!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OK, even I never thought I&#8217;d utter those words aloud, but check out this interview with Tom Brokaw.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"339\" width=\"425\" src=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/22425001\/vp\/25408336#25408336\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Gates displays a sense of humor when asked if he has an iPod and he provides a reasoned mature answer to the question about concerns over children being harmed by computers.<\/p>\n<p>This stands in stark contrast to the fear and loathing displayed by popular edubloggers who regale us with the virtues of their technology-free cleansing retreats and the micromanagement of their children.<\/p>\n<p>Hooray for Bill Gates! Who would have thunk it?<\/p>\n<p>PS: This <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2008\/06\/27\/bill-gates-last-day-at-mi_n_109712.html\">news report<\/a> about Gates&#8217; last day at Microsoft reminiscences is quite charming and well worth a read.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OK, even I never thought I&#8217;d utter those words aloud, but check out this interview with Tom Brokaw. 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