It’s a bit amusing to me that as the company that he co-founded prepares to squeeze out Windows 8, Bill Gates is helping to fund innovation in toilet technology, with the aim of improving sanitation in impoverished areas. There are actually some pretty interesting ideas, including one system that turns waste into electricity.

Bill Gates Crowns Toilet Innovators At Sanitation Fair

I recommend listening to the audio rather than just reading the text. The text doesn’t explain the project very well.

I can’t help wondering if he thinks of Steve Ballmer every time he watches a simulated turd get flushed.