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Bill Gates Gives $20M to CMU for New Building

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the you-must-reboot-before-taking-this-class dept.

touretzky writes "Carnegie Mellon University announced on Tuesday that The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation had donated $20 million toward the cost of a new building to be called the "Gates Center for Computer Science". Some faculty have suggested that in acknowledgment of Mr. Gates' profound influence on the computer software industry, the building should be painted bright blue."

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  1. Re:Blue by brq22 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Maybe in reference to the infamous BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH? Just an idea.

  2. This is just too easy by Starji · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Jeez, I hope it doesn't crash

  3. B.B.O.D. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Four words:

    == Blue Building Of Death ==