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Should There Be Cameras

Bill Gates

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Should There Be Cameras Everywhere In Outdoor Streets? My Personal View Is Having Cameras In Inner Cities Is A Very Good Thing. In The Case Of London, Petty Crime Has Gone Down. They Catch Terrorists Because Of It. And If Something Really Bad Happens, Most Of The Time You Can Figure Out Who Did It.

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If You Can't Make It Good, At Least Make It Look Good.

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Embrace Bad News To Learn Where You Need The Most Improvement.

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Convert Bad News To Good News.

I Spend A Lot Of Time Reading.

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The Information Society Should Serve All Of Its Citizens, Not Only The Technically Sophisticated And Economically Privileged.

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Creating Things

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