Bill Gates Effect

When something exists for too long without cleansing, troubleshooting or resetting, it starts glitching and/or breaking for no apparent reason.

"dude my fucking computer is glitching out again!"
"have you tried reinstalled windows recently?"
"nope."
"that's the bill gates effect right there."

Bill Gates Effect by seventeafive April 9, 2026

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The Bill Gates Challenge

If Bill Gates gets a .44 magnum, shoves it in his mouth, and blows his brains out the back of his head live on air, Alex Jones will follow suit the next day; also live on air. Challenge can also be completed by dumping a bucket of gasoline onto oneself (akin to the ALS ice bucket challenge), strapping TNT onto your body, and lighting yourself on fire.

Did you hear what Bill Gates did on Instagram Live? He started The Bill Gates Challenge!

The Bill Gates Challenge by Johnny Asswipe IV September 30, 2024

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billgate

1. To aggressively but subversively eliminate competition by means of absorbtion, forced obsoletion or gross promotion.

2. To make something proprietary to the point it functions poorly.

3. To weigh down or otherwise impede normal operation.

1. The infection was billgating healthy cells.

2. The new car design was attractive, but the engine was billgated to the point where it would only run on gasahol.

3. After skating through the mud my wheels were totally billgated.

billgate by Thrakamazog May 15, 2003

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billgates

n. A devious act whereby a tradesman etc deliberately includes flaws in his work, thereby guaranteeing that you will call him back sometime in the future to fix them.

One of our radiators is broken! But our central heating system was fixed six months ago. I reckon the plumber pulled a billgates on us!

billgates by Dr Pinch November 29, 2006