Switched

people are dying all over the world and all you can think of doing is complaining about someone not spelling something right? wow what kind of shallow person are you? It is rare to find people who can still spell in this day and age but it's like discrimination if you say something about it.

Steve, You don't have to be so overly critical. It doesn't hinder your comprehension at all so just chill. It appears to have been corrected by now anyway because I don't see "unleases" anywhere, I may just be overlooking it though. Oh but don't forget, anyone with a modicum of education would know that "spell check" is a proper noun as it is the name of a computer program, and therefore you would not say "to use a spell check." You should have omitted the "a." Of course it doesn't matter though, it's just a stupid mistake. I'm just unnecessarily busting your balls and wasting everyone's time. See my point? It is kind of an awkwardly written little article though...

So just how much of your day did it take you to find uncommon words to put in your rant. Maybe with your knowledge of the English language you should be writing articles? Why are you not writing news articles? Hmmmm maybe your not the know it all you think you are?

Oh Steve....get your pompous head out of your pompous ass.

Steve.....it does say "Unleashes"....you shouldn't drink and type

what the heck is this word,wherewithal? if you are refering to the title of the story, it shows that its spelled "unleashes" on my screen. not everyone is an english schoolar and doesn't always use caps, spells correctly, or start sentences with cap letters. give people a break or stop commenting

Your LACK of attention to detail tells me that you were so intent upon finding even one tiny little error about which to criticize someone for that you OVERLOOKED the fact that, . . IN FACT, the articles author DID use the word correctly and also SPELLED it correctly. . . .

To be a CRITIC requires no education, training or knowledge of any topic or subject. . . It only requires a NEED to elevate one's self by the means of attempting to lower another in the eyes of others. . . A critic spends their time tearing down what others accomplish and are not inclined to DO for themselves or make any contribution to Society. . . . It may take thousands of people, each one doing their part, . . to create a finished product which has value and a purpose. . . It only takes ONE CRITIC to attempt to destroy it's image and popularity. . . Like an Automobile, Aircraft, Boat, Stereo, Computer, etc., etc., etc., . . .

Thank you! It makes me feel reassured that there is at least one other person in the world who cares. If these idiots who have been responding to your post had an education, they would have realized that you are correct. Spelling is important!

UNLEASE = What one does when they return a leased vehicle to the dealership.

Perhaps Gates rented said skeeters and then promptly returned then thereby UNLEASING them.

What do you have to say about that Ole Steve, my man?!?!

It was a typo, one letter left out of a word, and since the word 'unleased' is also a word, spell check wouldn't pick it up. Pay attention to the content of the article. That is what you should be commenting on.

To all the people who are giving Steve a hard time for picking on the spelling of 'unleashes', check out the web address of the article. It goes like this:

http://www.switched.com/2009/02/04/bill-gates-unleases-mosquitoes-on-tech-elite/1#commentform

So, in effect, it does actually contain the word 'unleases', so we can let him have this one.....

Erm... no its not.

Contaminated blood would 100% contain said disease.

There's nothing to say that those mosquitos were carrying anything (raised in secure labs, why would they be?). Male mosquitos don't bite either.

Besides, as far as I'm concerned, too rightly. Why should these people be ignorant to what millions of people worldwide have to face everyday. Atleast here they have the treatment and finances to recover from it.

Its not meant to be funny, its meant to make people stop and think - and its succeeded in that.

Did you know that 50 million people world wide have been exterminated by the proliferation of these little buggers since DDT has been outlawed. But the environment is doing very well, so its all smiles then.

Holly @ Feb 5th 2009 3:05AM
This is really not funny. I got a case of viral meningitis in 2001 from a poolside mosquito bite. I was in the hospital for 2 weeks.This is like spraying people with contaminated blood to raise aids awareness... what a maroon


I THINK YOU MEAN MORON not "maroon"

Danielle, I think (hope) Holly was being funny with her spelling of "maroon" for moron. I call people "maroons" often, it's not that funny but isn't as harsh either.

I'm with you. I also got viral menigitis, but in 1999. I never figured out what caused it for sure, but the grass was being over-watered at my condo and that left standing water, so my best guess was that I had been bitten too. Not a very smart move for such a brilliant guy.

"What a maroon" is from Bugs Bunny. Holly very well have ment exactly what she said.

Yes I said Maroon on purpose... and It's from Bugs Bunny... Even if the mosquitos had been raised in labs all they had to do was bite one infected person and then bite another person and bodily fluids are shared. That is precisely how mosquitos spread disease. And, It's not as simple as going to the doctor and getting better.. some of these illnessess are life threatening, chronic, or incurable. AIDS and Hepatitis C are examples. The Meningitis I had caused some permanent damage.