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地上有100块钱 比尔·盖茨会捡 The worlds wealthiest man Bill Gates would still pick up a $100 bill on the street, but he has no tips about how to get by on less than $100,000 a year. 世界首富比尔·盖茨参加了一个社交新闻网站举办的“随便问”活动，在线回答网友提问。“如果地上有100块钱，你会捡吗？”“当然会捡。但我不知道年收入10万美元以下要怎么生活。” ? Oh, and the 58-year-old Microsoft co-founder says he can still leap over a chair, if it is a small one. ? Those and other insights came as Gates fielded questions on Monday in an online chat session at social news website R. ? Along with playful personal perspectives, Gates shared thoughts on philanthropy, government snooping, and his return to a hands-on role at Microsoft to assist newly-appointed chief executive Satya Nadella. ? Satya is taking a fresh view of where Microsoft is -- strengths and weaknesses, Gates said . ? A new person gets to step back and change the focus in some ways. He is off to a great start. ? Gates noted that he doesnt plan to stay at the office for days at a time as he did in his younger days when he had energy and naivete（天真，质朴） on his side. ? He expected to give about a third of his work time to Microsoft, and the remaining two-thirds to the philanthropic（博爱的） foundation he runs with his wife. ? He dismissed the notion of being the biggest philanthropist, contending that while he gives a lot of money to charitable causes, aid workers living in difficult conditions sacrifice more than he does. ? When asked his thoughts on US spy agencies snooping on computer use, Gates described it as a complex issue that will grow in importance as cameras and sensors in devices collect more information about users. ? We need to have trust in the way information is protected and gathered, Gates said. ? There is a role for the government to try and stop crime and terrorism but it will have to be more open. ? He confided that his most expensive guilty pleasure purchase was a plane, quickly adding that it has been indispensible for travel in connection with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. ? He sai