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(Message started by: Franklinstein on Jul 27^th, 2002, 8:58pm)

Title: bill gates bathroom
Post by Franklinstein on Jul 27^th, 2002, 8:58pm

You have been assigned to design Bill Gates bathroom. Naturally, cost is not a consideration. You may not speak to Bill.

I would put an instant teller machine next to the throne so Bill can wipe his arse with C-notes. ;D

Title: Re: bill gates bathroom
Post by icon on Jul 27^th, 2002, 10:19pm

probably wouldnt work as i heard c-notes are a bit rough on the behind :)

Title: Re: bill gates bathroom_
Post by Matthew Schultheis on Jul 29^th, 2002, 9:57am

Easy, ask his wife.

-Matthew Schultheis

Title: Re: bill gates bathroom
Post by pqlier on Aug 7^th, 2002, 9:16am

I'd cost-cut like crazy, use recycled materials that I claimed I bought new, charge a fortune and pocket the difference; make sure the room has lots of odd nooks and crannies that are impossible to keep clean and that the seals on the sewer line are none too good, that the john is just that little bit too high and that the seat cover won't stay open when you stand and flops forward on your back when you sit, and leave a leaflet on the floor outlining the end-user licence agreement and noting that the current theme can be easily changed but not explaining how.

Title: Re: bill gates bathroom
Post by Aaron on Aug 8^th, 2002, 11:44pm

Let's see....

- a toilet that clogs often, and clears when you pull n the seat cover, lift the tank top, and flush at the same time.

- an EULA printed on the toilet lid stating that, by opening the lid, he agrees to the terms of the agreement.

- a mirror that show a blue background and the text "general protection fault" when you try to look into it.

- countless hidden entrances.

I'd think up more, but it's a couple hours past my bed time and I can't really think straight now. -_-;

Title: Re: bill gates bathroom
Post by Pietro K.C. on Sep 3^rd, 2002, 7:42pm

Since cost is not a consideration, hire the best bathroom designer there is. Find out who he/she is on Google or whatever. ;D

Title: Re: bill gates bathroom
Post by James Fingas on Sep 6^th, 2002, 11:31am

I would never consider taking on a design task without knowing the design requirements. It is essential to 'connect' with the user both before and during any design process!

[/suckup]

Title: Re: bill gates bathroom
Post by jeremiahsmith on Sep 6^th, 2002, 7:13pm

on 09/06/02 at 11:31:15, James Fingas wrote:

I would never consider taking on a design task without knowing the design requirements. It is essential to 'connect' with the user both before and during any design process!

[/suckup]

You're hired, man.

Title: Re: bill gates bathroom
Post by jon_G on Dec 4^th, 2002, 9:26pm

I would design the bathroom with a system very much similar to that of a normal pc with windows 98 and make him have to shut down the lights or toilet just like a computer. And if he doesn't he'll have to have a large blue screen(of death) that says he shut down the bathroom improperly and has to check for viruses(in this case ecolie). Then to top it off I would put a Macintosh users manual by the toilet along with an aray of hunting,fishing,sports magazines. Then I would look for another job. Oh and every time he flushed the toilet it would go cha ching cha ching. ;)

Title: Re: bill gates bathroom
Post by BNC on Jan 1^st, 2003, 8:09am

on 09/06/02 at 11:31:15, James Fingas wrote:

I would never consider taking on a design task without knowing the design requirements. It is essential to 'connect' with the user both before and during any design process!

[/suckup]

A very nice answer, James!

How about this:
- OK, cost is not an issue, but there are other things to consider:
* Water inlets / outlets
* Design of other rooms / bathrooms
* Water pump preasure of the house
etc.

BNC

Title: Re: bill gates bathroom
Post by grimbal on May 1^st, 2004, 9:32am

on 07/27/02 at 20:58:47, Franklinstein wrote:

Naturally, cost is not a consideration.

Then I would charge a lot. The rest is not important.

Title: Re: bill gates bathroom
Post by King_T on May 30^th, 2004, 9:10pm

Aside from the usual electronic gadgetry, I'd ensure that it had a microphone hooked up to a computer to analyze the following:

hears zipper first => puts seat up

hears belt buckle first => puts seat down

hears "back teeth floating", "meet a man about a horse", etc => puts seat up

hears "oh no" or "tequila" => puts seat down, locks door, plays loud music, cools seat around forehead area, starts refreshing water spray onto face, starts air blast to keep long hair up out of the bowl, autoflushes every 30 seconds, periodically kicks your butt

Title: Re: bill gates bathroom
Post by RollyF on Aug 8^th, 2004, 12:02am

I charge Bill a fortune; outsource the job to India or China; and laugh all the way to the bank.

Title: Re: bill gates bathroom
Post by bishwa on Aug 16^th, 2004, 3:21pm

on 08/07/02 at 09:16:09, pqlier wrote:

... and leave a leaflet on the floor outlining the end-user licence agreement and noting that the current theme can be easily changed but not explaining how.

Surely you meant "Leave a leaflet outside outlining EULA and that opening the door invalidates any warranty or right to for reimbursal.

Title: Re: bill gates bathroom
Post by a cree on Nov 19^th, 2004, 6:53pm

How would I design a bathroom for Bill Gates?

I would install the plumbing and porcelain for free.

I would charge for the privilege to customize the toliet seat, the fixtures and the tiles.

And I would make sure that the toilet and toilet paper only worked with the proprietary brand of water and paper that I controlled, and charge a heckuva lot for 'em.

Title: Re: bill gates bathroom
Post by JiNbOtAk on Mar 25^th, 2005, 9:15pm

Since cost is a not a consideration, and I'm pretty lazy, I'll just sell him a tin pot for about 10 million bucks.

Title: Re: bill gates bathroom
Post by CW on Jun 24^th, 2005, 9:40pm

i would make the room very fancy, telling hit the price is twice what it really was, also make the toilet with a jet so he doesent need to wipe, he already has enough sh*t, no need for more. The door would not exist, the room is completly sealed in, as he doesent allow people to see inside his coding so goes to his bathroom. most of the stuff is brass, as he got a lot to show(if you could see it, but it has problems, and its not the greatest or value. I would have the EUA(End user Agreement) on the inside of the door, so you cant read it.

Also the room would periodicly collapse and have to reboot(rebuild) itself, at least 200 times a day if not more. um, and a bunch of other stuff.

Title: Re: bill gates bathroom
Post by Voodoo on Aug 6^th, 2005, 6:30am

“You may not speak to Bill.” – err, send him an email? ;D

Title: Re: bill gates bathroom
Post by -A- on Aug 6^th, 2005, 7:55am

why not sms ? :P

Title: Re: bill gates bathroom
Post by diemert on Jun 17^th, 2008, 5:31am

diamond ceiling
gold toilet
pearal sink
saphire toothbrush
emerald tub
ruby shower

Title: Re: bill gates bathroom
Post by ChrisPBacon on Jun 20^th, 2008, 12:28pm

i'd just use his money to buy myself a wadload of stuff :P

Title: Re: bill gates bathroom
Post by Arvind on Nov 12^th, 2008, 11:26am

I would never accept such an assignment !!!

I want to work as S/w developer , not as any bathroom designer,not even for Bill gates

Title: Re: bill gates bathroom
Post by Grimbal on Nov 13^th, 2008, 8:33am

It all depends how much he pays.

Title: Re: bill gates bathroom
Post by hoogle on Nov 29^th, 2008, 10:54am

Ya It all depends on how much the pay is for a position

Title: Re: bill gates bathroom
Post by DigitalLinx on Jan 8^th, 2009, 5:23pm

Windows logo in his toilet is a must, and windows source code printed on his toilet paper ;)
Windows style "Please wait Loading ..." on his boiler.
BSOD for mirrors, His tap water will take 3 minutes to run. That's about all the creative ideas I got so far.

Title: Re: bill gates bathroom
Post by 0.999... on Jan 18^th, 2009, 10:16am

The toilet checks for updates each time it used.
He can't flush the toilet before installing most recent version.
The toilet paper must be compatible with the version of toilet.
The water faucet performs a virus scan on all water before any can be used.
The shower head fails to connect with the pipes. (Send error message to plumbers? You may be sending pictures which are not fit for the rest of the world to see.)

Title: Re: bill gates bathroom
Post by SDnicole on Feb 6^th, 2009, 9:49am

I'd make the toilet a rather large toilet, so he can flush down all the crap a.k.a. Windows Vista ;D
Paint it in soothing colors so he can calm down after a stressful day at work.

[Grimbal: irrelevant link removed.]

Title: Re: bill gates bathroom
Post by nlgordaz on Mar 12^th, 2009, 11:40pm

I would install every bathroom item and accessory known to man to match all the unnecessary lines of code in Windows.

Title: Re: bill gates bathroom
Post by bmudiam on Jan 5^th, 2010, 11:51pm

I will keep all apple products there..as he cannot use them publicly :-)

Title: Re: bill gates bathroom
Post by Ed Stone on Jan 4^th, 2012, 11:19pm

Just call the best designers of the world and let them decide collectively.

But the theme of the bathroom should be according to micorsoft.

Title: Re: bill gates bathroom
Post by Grimbal on Aug 27^th, 2012, 8:48am

It seems that Caltech found the best answer to this question.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2188578/Bill-Gates-backs-plans-solar-powered-loo-world.html

Title: Re: bill gates bathroom
Post by littlemisschic on Sep 10^th, 2012, 12:59pm

This would be the easiest job in the worl just make it all white with a computer that comes up from the floor when your on the throne and a Video link so he can cheak on his foundation.

... The final touch that would sell it to him in an instant would be an unlimited supply of toilet paper with the Apples products on it! so every day he can wipe his arse with the Ipad

A little touch, but a lot of satisfaction! :P

Title: Re: bill gates bathroom
Post by sanhas on Sep 11^th, 2012, 4:24am

I will make it look like a hotmail box

Title: Re: bill gates bathroom
Post by janiali9 on Oct 18^th, 2013, 9:01pm

A restart button must be there in order to get hang or struck

Title: Re: bill gates bathroom
Post by anglia on Aug 11^th, 2015, 5:31am

You may not speak to Bill Gates - I will send him message via email.