Bill Gates helps to reinvent the sewage treatment facility

[cliffordcooley]

I have yet to see any actual evidence that distilled water will hurt you, it is about as close to pure water as you can get.

The distilled water itself will not hurt you. The lack of nutrients does cause harm. What people fail to think about is that lacking nutrients can always be added easily enough.

 

[Guest]

Hmmm, feel that if it was anyone else besides Bill Gates this would be seen as amazing........ why are we taking away from how great this is as an achievement and the fact that it does have a place in developed countries as well.

Hi five Bill Gates, keep up the good work.

Maybe get rid of some dumping of waste out at sea.

 

[Evernessince]

You realize that MS-DOS - the product MS is founded on, was procured in a fairly underhanded manner from Seattle Computer Products right? And that Gates and Allen basically mislead SCP on licence procurement of their QDOS...in addition to the no small matter of MS's many and varied cases of litigation, including U.S. antitrust violation, long running EU antitrust violations, and a fairly lengthy list of patent infringement.

History is littered with philanthropists who could afford to be so by accruing cash from less than philanthropic endeavours previously. Another well known monopolist, John D. Rockefeller, rehabilitated his public image in the same way.

I did not know about DOS but there is nothing we can do about it now. There are many companies who are still living off underhanded business tactics. Intel only owns the CPU market because of that. I will say this, at least Microsoft did something with DOS instead of just staying still. Comcast and Time Warner currently enjoy a duopoly on the market and they seem content to sit there.

I'm not going to say that microsoft is the best but compared to other companies they are pretty clean. Just ask Sony. If you want this to change, companies and the individuals running those companies need to be held responsible for their actions.

 

[Skidmarksdeluxe]

like drowning!

Unless you work in a distilling plant there's not much likelihood of that happening.

 

[Skidmarksdeluxe]

I have yet to see any actual evidence that distilled water will hurt you, it is about as close to pure water as you can get.

It cannot hurt you unless you drink about 7 gallons in one sitting or fall and drown in it.

 

[Kibaruk]

It cannot hurt you unless you drink about 7 gallons in one sitting or fall and drown in it.

It can't hurt either to do 2 quotes in a single post.

 

[Uncle Al]

I would like to know what he did that needs redemption.

Regardless of what you speak, there's a good chance that his achievements outweigh any negatives. What more can you expect of the man who founded microsoft? He's one of the most philanthropic entrepreneurs in the world.

On the article....

I can see this being useful in many areas where water is scarce or waste disposal is difficult. Unlike a regular waste to energy plant, this unit will also produce sanitized drinking water. The big question is, does it still create an awful stench like a waste to energy plant?

Sorry, but I must disagree. In the early days he was well known for one of the most ruthless and dishonest businessmen in his field. He ruined many careers simply based upon his personal greed. This isn't to say that he didn't do a lot of good; the consolidation of system parameters eliminated a good deal of software issues that existed between programs and platforms.

One of the more classical examples was when he directed John Scully of Apple to surrender MAC Basic and threatened to withdraw all of Apple's other OS programs that were Microsoft simply because he was afraid of a little competition. There was no alternative and he wouldn't even agree to pay Apple even a penny for the program.

In reference to the article, every sewage treatment facility has a certain degree of odor. The odor is primarily from the action of bacterial digestion of the organic materials. Without it, the solids would not break down. Even if the odor was 1:1 with present plants, to have such efficiency not only greatly enhances the capabilities but produces a positive product in the form of electric, clean water and reduction of solid waste. Several cities on the West coast are going to a "sewer to tap" processing system now because of the area's water shortages. Simply put, this plant not only does the same, but generates enough power to be operationally sustainable. I have built many treatment plants and water plants over my 40 years in the field and I can guarantee you that this design application is the best we have seen. Now if you want to know the real question? What does it cost? What is the ROI and can it be developed more into a package unit that can be easily built, shipped, and set up "as needed" so it can do the most good? With that high efficiency burner, it has a great potential for processing many hazardous wastes that are being land-filled, which is another win/win that hasen't even been explored yet.

So, like I said, Mr. Gates is making headway. Like many of the philanthropists of the past two centuries, he is devoting much of his wealth to improvement for the masses. The question now is how the historians will see this and will he manage to do enough. Only time will tell.

 

[Evernessince]

Sorry, but I must disagree. In the early days he was well known for one of the most ruthless and dishonest businessmen in his field. He ruined many careers simply based upon his personal greed. This isn't to say that he didn't do a lot of good; the consolidation of system parameters eliminated a good deal of software issues that existed between programs and platforms.

One of the more classical examples was when he directed John Scully of Apple to surrender MAC Basic and threatened to withdraw all of Apple's other OS programs that were Microsoft simply because he was afraid of a little competition. There was no alternative and he wouldn't even agree to pay Apple even a penny for the program.

In reference to the article, every sewage treatment facility has a certain degree of odor. The odor is primarily from the action of bacterial digestion of the organic materials. Without it, the solids would not break down. Even if the odor was 1:1 with present plants, to have such efficiency not only greatly enhances the capabilities but produces a positive product in the form of electric, clean water and reduction of solid waste. Several cities on the West coast are going to a "sewer to tap" processing system now because of the area's water shortages. Simply put, this plant not only does the same, but generates enough power to be operationally sustainable. I have built many treatment plants and water plants over my 40 years in the field and I can guarantee you that this design application is the best we have seen. Now if you want to know the real question? What does it cost? What is the ROI and can it be developed more into a package unit that can be easily built, shipped, and set up "as needed" so it can do the most good? With that high efficiency burner, it has a great potential for processing many hazardous wastes that are being land-filled, which is another win/win that hasen't even been explored yet.

So, like I said, Mr. Gates is making headway. Like many of the philanthropists of the past two centuries, he is devoting much of his wealth to improvement for the masses. The question now is how the historians will see this and will he manage to do enough. Only time will tell.

Thanks for the info, it's always nice to have another point of view, especially from someone who worked with them.

About bill gates, the personality you describe is pretty much that of many entrepreneurs. I'm not going to say that it's socially acceptable but it's almost required to be in that field. Steve Jobs was similar and yet people are morning him like the second messiah and he wasn't nearly as generous or involved as Bill. Even if through greed, the jobs, software, and hardware cannot be ignored. I would much rather bill exist that some other incompetent money grubbing bastard.

 

[Camikazi]

The distilled water itself will not hurt you. The lack of nutrients does cause harm. What people fail to think about is that lacking nutrients can always be added easily enough.

Lacking nutrients doesn't cause harm it just doesn't help, they aren't exactly the same thing.

 

[cliffordcooley]

@Camikazi, true. That is what I meant but failed to say.

 

[mailpup]

Lacking nutrients doesn't cause harm it just doesn't help, they aren't exactly the same thing.

It isn't a lack of nutrients issue. It is the osmotic properties of distilled water which can draw electrolytes and minerals from your system. A little distilled water might not hurt but, in general, it is not particularly good for you.

 

[Kibaruk]

Wtf, it's like Gates was the worst of all the Dictators that have lived, get over your freaking small bubble, who cares what he did with DOS, I mean COME ON...

 

[Tedster]

Maybe he can force mandatory household recycling like all of the rest libtard socialist nazis in Seattle who force household food recycling.

 

[Nima304]

This invention is pretty damn amazing. I'm not sure any of this hate is justified in any way.