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2015-05-04 Science & Technology

How Silicon Valley's billionaires are trying to defy death

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Posted by Blossom Unains5562 2015-05-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 I'm fond of freezing their heads.

Posted by Skidmark 2015-05-04 07:14|| 2015-05-04 07:14|| Front Page Top

#2 If the coming civil war descends into a French Revolution stage, keeping their heads will be a challenge.

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-05-04 07:24|| 2015-05-04 07:24|| Front Page Top

#3 The quest for immortality by those who believe in nothing beyond themself.

Posted by ed in texas 2015-05-04 07:54|| 2015-05-04 07:54|| Front Page Top

#4 Good luck on that. Is this like the meme "Black lives matter." That is, "Silicon Valley billionaire lives matter."

Posted by JohnQC 2015-05-04 09:27|| 2015-05-04 09:27|| Front Page Top

Posted by 2015-05-04 11:04|| 2015-05-04 11:04|| Front Page Top

#6 These guys will spend billions working out the technology. The rest of us will eventually benefit too.

What's the beef?

Posted by Iblis 2015-05-04 13:43|| 2015-05-04 13:43|| Front Page Top

#7 Playing Frank Zappa's "The Deathless Horsie" right now...

Posted by M. Murcek 2015-05-04 14:28|| 2015-05-04 14:28|| Front Page Top

#8 I don't think Soros is going to make it in time. I'm not even sure that he is a billionaire any more since he owes Uncle something like $7 billion in back taxes.

Posted by JohnQC 2015-05-04 14:47|| 2015-05-04 14:47|| Front Page Top

#9 JQC, it isn't even Uncle he owes, it's Mickey McGuire...

Posted by M. Murcek 2015-05-04 14:53|| 2015-05-04 14:53|| Front Page Top

#10 NO! They should not spend their money on things like this. They should not will their fortunes to caharity, like Bill Gates and Warren Buffet did. They should give it to the government, through taxes and death taxes! The government knows the best way to spend ~~our~~ their money.

/sarcasm

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2015-05-04 17:09|| 2015-05-04 17:09|| Front Page Top

#11 M. Murcek - I'm a FZ fan, but I've never heard of that song - what other gems you have?

Posted by Raj 2015-05-04 20:14|| 2015-05-04 20:14|| Front Page Top

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