terrific Robert, I wish I was there and thanks to you I am
LayZ
· 2 years ago
good stuff on the gates video. Still need to improve the sound. Why did it cut off at the end so abruptly?
danielmcvicar
· 2 years ago
The sound was from a directional mike, and if you sink up the recorder from the table with the video it will improve...however, speed is better here. I just finished watching, and it was great to watch the raw video as it was. Robert, your questions brought energetic responses from Mr. Gates. You rock! When you are ready for another camera, I am there.
macbeach
· 2 years ago
Best Gates interview I've seen.
This is the most relaxed I've ever seen Gates, who to me often comes off as trying to avoid risking a misstep. I think his new "soon to be retired" mode suits him well... no longer has to pretend to be on top of every product roll-out schedule, can focus on really big "philosophical" outlooks etc.
Same reaction to the short CNet interview where he came across more as an end user than company Chairman.
He did seem to get a bit testy at your Global Warming question, without reason as far as I know. I think his answer was correct, which is that the computer industry has done TONS to eliminate energy waste. the problem is that so much of what has been done isn't being used. Why do so many hi-tech workers continue to have to drive to work every day. he's right that the energy waste from other sources reduced computer use to near nil. Don't expect politicians to be bothered with factual comparisons though. They are in some sort of feeding frenzy at the moment and nobody has figured out who the real casualties will be if and when they decided to legislate against the problem. Hopefully "less computing" isn't anywhere on their list.
Also, nice that I can finally play your videos with one click on a Linux machine. (I'm downloading the On10 video in the background which will need some diddling no doubt to play.)
Mario Sundar
· 2 years ago
Great interview! Reminded me of the John Edwards video where they come across more as the friendly neighbor across the street than as the world's richest person or a presidential nominee.
Definitely has restored my faith in social media in general.
Keep up the great work, Robert!
Kevin
· 2 years ago
Seagate is doing AWESOME stuff. Those are great-looking hard drives. If the software is solid, those will be killer.
Anonymous
· 2 years ago
Wow, what an insightful interview. I love how quickly you got it up - thanks Robert!. It was kinda funny when Gates pwned you though. If you were a techie, you'd prefer precision over vague generalizations too.
Louis Gray
· 2 years ago
Robert, hearing your voice is a lot different than I had "heard" it in my mind when I read your blog. It's always interesting to put voices in the real world to those online. Not a criticism at all - just different. Congratulations on getting the access. Make sure you get Steve Jobs this week too! :-)
Jason Cox
· 2 years ago
Good video, Robert. It's nice to see Bill unscripted.
Ivan
· 2 years ago
Robert, are you ever going to mention the Hitachi terabyte drives alongside your sponsors version? I mean, my interest in big drives is limited - but if I have to hear about them endlessly I'd like to hear about all of them. Hitachi breaks 1TB hard drive barrier with 7K1000 http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/05/hitachi-brea...
Robert Scoble
· 2 years ago
Ivan: Seagate mentioned that Hitachi got its 1 terabyte drives out first in the video above.
Kaylov
· 2 years ago
Great interview - nice to see a really relaxed Bill Gates and some interesting topics too. Keep going Robert!
Vijay
· 2 years ago
Robert, very well done... abrupt ending though... Bill Gates still seems to be very driven..
Philip Baddeley
· 2 years ago
Fantastic interview but pity about the lighting. You need a fancy light source to go with the fancy mic. Great from Cambridge, UK
Stephane Rodriguez
· 2 years ago
Relaxed Bill Gates?
Watch his hectic moves when the guy asks about Spam (which Gates once said would be long gone by now). And also towards the end. Eh eh...
Stephane Rodriguez
· 2 years ago
Gates hectic moves, fast forward to
Minute 29:08
and Minute 38.45
;-)
richnrockville
· 2 years ago
Robert, Washington post article mentions your trip with John Edwards. Great quotes from you..
Keep up the good work
Simon Brocklehurst
· 2 years ago
Great job Robert, and everyone else around the table. Really enjoyed the Gates video. I wonder when Ray Ozzie will do one of these things?
Paul Roundy
· 2 years ago
Very nice. I appreciated how many times you mentioned Steve Jobs during the meeting.
Chris Norris
· 2 years ago
I understand why they use the term "solution" to refer to hard drives and the goodies they bundle with it, but it still makes me cringe.
amorson
· 2 years ago
Great interview with Gates.
You look so out of place in the Seagate infomercial, pure torture.
Michael Bailey
· 2 years ago
Robert,
Thanks for the Bill Gates video. I love how the audio keeps in sync with the video, even though the audio quality could be better.
Would you please remind your cameraman that it's a directional microphone, and not to pan around so much while the person being interviewed is speaking.
May I recommend the investment in a wireless omnidirectional microphone (provided that your $4k has an audio in jack)?
Robert P.
· 2 years ago
yeah, he did smack you down didn't he?
; )
Michael.NET
· 2 years ago
Nice BillG video!
Yuvi
· 2 years ago
This is the *first* video that I am watching right when I saw it. The rest just go into my Queue to be watched later. And, the bandwidth was well spent:D
Thanks Robert! You rock! And, yes, Audio quality could've been a bit better, but still, this's cool!
Hopefully, I could be able to watch all the CES videos before going away to the village;)
Robert Scoble
· 2 years ago
Michael: we're still learning how to use this new shotgun microphone. There was no time to setup lights or other kinds of microphones. You get what you can with these things. I was lucky to get a camera guy in.
Philip Baddeley
· 2 years ago
Any chance of a quick video of CES just to give us some idea of the scale of the event? I know it is large.....
Philip Baddeley
· 2 years ago
It is much better to watch the videos on the Scoble Show http://www.podtech.net/scobleshow/ then you do not have all the messages and pauses about buffering.
Aaron
· 2 years ago
Great video. Bill seems so much more relaxed, much more like he used to be. I think being able to step back some is suiting him better. I agree with the above that all of the Scoble show needs some better sound. There are some great little mixers that you can connect to multiple mics.
Aaron
· 2 years ago
Robert, What audio device is that you're using? Been happy with it? I've got a great Marantz but it's just too big.
sytycd
· 2 years ago
Great video that's very interesting. Better to watch than even his keynote.
saravanan
· 2 years ago
very nice. at the end the video has cut off suddenly, please post the full video. Kind rgrds Saran
Richard Hein
· 2 years ago
That's the most relaxed and natural I think I've seen Bill - I'm still at the intro ... and it's great. He seems ... cool ... I'd like to chat with him.
Richard Hein
· 2 years ago
The camera should have been on Bill's face more, not the side of his head. Other than that, great interview. I agree with Bill about Robert needing to get his facts and numbers before he tries to pin Bill Gates with a guilt question. How are we supposed to figure out how to combat climate issues without super-hot computers anyways? ;-)
Please Eat My Pies
· 2 years ago
Gates is the coolest.
Podesta
· 2 years ago
Seems Seagate has more respect for the Mac than you do, Robert:
Very interesting post. I really enjoyed the interview.
Stercus
· 2 years ago
I thought your comment "let's talk abotu CES since we are at CES" was a little...I dunno, monkeyfukerish. I was interested to hear Gates' answers to the questions from the gentleman from Gizmodo in such a relaxed setting, but it is your show. Oh and another thing, don't interrupt the richest man in the world when you interview him to talk about your comment blog spam.
Thanks for sharing your work.
Robert Scoble
· 2 years ago
Stercus: well, OK, but when your audience cares about gadgets and consumer electronics and you only have 45 minutes with a guy who funds a large chunk of that industry, don't you think it'd be a better use of time to talk about what he is doing in consumer electronics? We can talk about his tickets that he got 20 years ago some other time.
And, I think it's much more important to pay attention to comment spam. I don't get much email spam anymore and my email has been in public view for several years now.
zb42
· 2 years ago
Watch Scoble get pwned by Billg
Around 35:00, Billg's Smackdown of Scoble's Edwards-shilling "What is MS going to do about multi-core processors contributing to Global Warming?" Question:
Please, "Do the Math. Just do the Math. Just understand the real math (of processor energy expenditure) vs Cars .... vs. things called air-conditioners."
Billg's discourse on software for multi-core processors (immediately preceding the gratuitous processors contributing to Global-warming discussion) is worth listening to as well.
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· 2 years ago
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Shriram Landge
· 2 years ago
Great interview with Gates.
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· 1 year ago
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Robert, your questions brought energetic responses from Mr. Gates. You rock!
When you are ready for another camera, I am there.
This is the most relaxed I've ever seen Gates, who to me often comes off as trying to avoid risking a misstep. I think his new "soon to be retired" mode suits him well... no longer has to pretend to be on top of every product roll-out schedule, can focus on really big "philosophical" outlooks etc.
Same reaction to the short CNet interview where he came across more as an end user than company Chairman.
He did seem to get a bit testy at your Global Warming question, without reason as far as I know. I think his answer was correct, which is that the computer industry has done TONS to eliminate energy waste. the problem is that so much of what has been done isn't being used. Why do so many hi-tech workers continue to have to drive to work every day. he's right that the energy waste from other sources reduced computer use to near nil. Don't expect politicians to be bothered with factual comparisons though. They are in some sort of feeding frenzy at the moment and nobody has figured out who the real casualties will be if and when they decided to legislate against the problem. Hopefully "less computing" isn't anywhere on their list.
Also, nice that I can finally play your videos with one click on a Linux machine. (I'm downloading the On10 video in the background which will need some diddling no doubt to play.)
Definitely has restored my faith in social media in general.
Keep up the great work, Robert!
Hitachi breaks 1TB hard drive barrier with 7K1000
http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/05/hitachi-brea...
Watch his hectic moves when the guy asks about Spam (which Gates once said would be long gone by now). And also towards the end. Eh eh...
Minute 29:08
and Minute 38.45
;-)
Keep up the good work
You look so out of place in the Seagate infomercial, pure torture.
Thanks for the Bill Gates video.
I love how the audio keeps in sync with the video, even though the audio quality could be better.
Would you please remind your cameraman that it's a directional microphone, and not to pan around so much while the person being interviewed is speaking.
May I recommend the investment in a wireless omnidirectional microphone (provided that your $4k has an audio in jack)?
; )
Thanks Robert! You rock! And, yes, Audio quality could've been a bit better, but still, this's cool!
Hopefully, I could be able to watch all the CES videos before going away to the village;)
Kind rgrds
Saran
http://sev.prnewswire.com/computer-electronics/...
Thanks for sharing your work.
And, I think it's much more important to pay attention to comment spam. I don't get much email spam anymore and my email has been in public view for several years now.
Around 35:00, Billg's Smackdown of Scoble's Edwards-shilling "What is MS going to do about multi-core processors contributing to Global Warming?" Question:
Please, "Do the Math. Just do the Math. Just
understand the real math (of processor energy
expenditure) vs Cars .... vs. things called
air-conditioners."
Billg's discourse on software for multi-core processors (immediately preceding the gratuitous processors contributing to Global-warming discussion) is worth listening to as well.
Today i saw fist time Bill Gates Video interview ; Really Nice.....Good