Computer room

    比爾·蓋茲喜歡電腦，電腦讓他思考。電腦對他馬虎的思維嚴酷無情。電腦要求他在邏輯上貫徹始終，在細節上小心注意。

    I loved how the computer forced me to think. It was completely unforgiving in the face of mental sloppiness. It demanded that I be logically consistent and pay attention to details.

disparate: so different from each other that they cannot be compared or cannot work together

rudimentary: dealing with only the most basic matters or ideas

ominously: in a way that suggests that something bad is going to happen in the future

elegance: the quality in a plan or an idea of being clever but simple

instantaneous: happening immediately

tic-tac-toe: a paper-and-pencil game for two players who take turns marking the spaces in a three-by-three grid, one with Xs and the other with Os.

infer: deduce

outstrip: to become larger, more important, etc. than somebody/something

sloppiness: ​the fact of showing a lack of care, thought or effort

rigorous: demanding that particular rules, processes, etc. are strictly followed

Algebra is a branch of mathematics that uses symbols, often letters, to represent numbers and their relationships in mathematical expressions and equations.

persevere: to continue trying to do or achieve something despite difficulties

coax: to persuade somebody to do something by talking to them in a kind and gentle way

asterisk: DJ[ˋæstərisk]

rack up: to collect something, such as profits or losses in a business, or points in a competition

blistering: done very fast or with great energy

gaggle: ​a group of noisy people

stoke: to make people feel something more strongly

mosh pit: the place, just in front of the stage, where the audience at a concert of rock music dances and jumps up and down

outdo: to do more or better than somebody else

indeterminate: that cannot be identified easily or exactly

put-upon: treated in an unfair way by somebody because they take advantage of the fact that you are kind or willing to do things

sophomore: ​a student in the second year of a course of study at a college or university

exploit: to treat a person or situation as an opportunity to gain an advantage for yourself

If someone is jockeying for position, they are using whatever methods they can in order to get into a better position than their rivals.

rival: a person, company or thing that competes with another in sport, business, etc.

hand-me-down: ​no longer wanted by the original owner

A Renaissance DJ[rəˋneisəns] man is a term for someone who is knowledgeable, educated, and proficient in many different fields, excelling in a variety of areas.

ICBM: Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

muttonchops: long hair growing down each side of a man's face

goad: stimulate

bait: a person or thing that is used to attract somebody in order to catch them or make them do what you want

gadget: DJ[ˋgædʒit] a small tool or device that does something useful

cerebral: relating to the mind rather than the feelings

foursome: a group of four people taking part in a social activity or sport together

leveler: an event or a situation that makes everyone equal whatever their age, importance, etc.

RAND is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decision-making through research and analysis.

kooky: strange or crazy

hindsight: the understanding that you have of a situation only after it has happened and that means you would have done things in a different way

de facto: (from Latin, formal) existing as a fact although it may not be legally accepted as existing

overseer: a person or an organization that is responsible for making sure that a system is working as it should

thrilled: very excited and pleased

poke: to push something somewhere or move it in a particular direction with a small quick movement

squabble: ​a noisy argument about something that is not very important

wrath: extreme anger

tongue-in-cheek: not intended seriously; done or said as a joke

laissez-faire: the policy of leaving things to take their own course, without interfering

oversight: the fact of making a mistake because you forget to do something or you do not notice something

rebuff: rebuff something to refuse a friendly offer, request or suggestion in an unkind way

Bill Gates "Source Code"

Online Dictionaries Used:

hk.dictionary.search.yahoo.com

www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com

www.merriam-webster.com

Some explanations are from Google AI Overview.