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		gnaritas on Aug 28, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Virtual Reality of John Carmack Carmack a few tens of millions, not a billionaire.

CyberDildonics on Aug 29, 2015 [–]

Then how is it he sank 8 million alone into armadillo?

leoc on Aug 29, 2015 | | [–]

IIRC Carmack said he had to stop working on Armadillo because his wife was concerned about how much it was costing the family. Presumably they were down to their last x million dollars.

_qhtn on Aug 29, 2015 | | [–]

> sank

You answered your own question, no?

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