The "What the Bloody Fuckintosh?" Thread

Is the NSX now a hybrid?

I agree with SL on this, computers should not be allowed to take over.
 
GRtak said:
Is the NSX now a hybrid?
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Yes

http://www.caranddriver.com/features/2016-acura-nsx-dissected-powertrain-chassis-and-more-feature

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Welcome to Pennsylvania folks!

ABC27 News said:
HARRISBURG, Pa (WHTM) ? Police have arrested a 23-year-old man who posed as a Harrisburg High School student.Artur Samarin who went by the name of ?Asher Potts? was arrested on Tuesday and charged with false identification. Samarin is a Ukrainian immigrant, police say.
Samarin, who claimed to be an 18-year-old senior at Harrisburg High School, served as an active member of the community and participated recently in January?s youth summit as a panelist.
Harrisburg School District spokesperson Kirsten Keys confirmed Samarin?s arrest. She says the school is treating the situation as a serious matter and that Superintendent Sybil Knight-Burney and other district officials are fully cooperating with police.
Samarin was also a member of the ROTC and Naval Sea Cadet program. Social media posts involve several photos with state lawmakers for his community service and outreach.
It is unclear how Samarin came to America, developed a false identification, or how his identity came into question. Anyone with knowledge about Potts can call ABC27 News and police.
Samarin is facing identity theft and tampering with public records charges.
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Sauce: http://abc27.com/2016/02/24/harrisb...h-false-identification-according-to-district/

Hah, it's even made it on Gawker....
 
Disney CEO asks employees to chip in to pay copyright lobbyists

Letter boasts of beating Aereo, getting TPP?and wants workers' help in 2016.

The Walt Disney Company has a reputation for lobbying hard on copyright issues. The 1998 copyright extension has even been dubbed the ?Mickey Mouse Protection Act? by activists like Lawrence Lessig that have worked to reform copyright laws.

This year, the company is turning to its employees to fund some of that battle. Disney CEO Bob Iger has sent a letter to the company?s employees, asking for them to open their hearts?and their wallets?to the company?s political action committee, DisneyPAC.

In the letter, which was provided to Ars by a Disney employee, Iger tells workers about his company's recent intellectual property victories, including stronger IP protections in the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a Supreme Court victory that destroyed Aereo, and continued vigilance about the "state of copyright law in the digital environment." It also mentions that Disney is seeking an opening to lower the corporate tax rate.

"With the support of the US Government we achieved a win in the Supreme Court against Aereo?an Internet service claiming the right to retransmit our broadcast signals without paying copyright or retransmission consent fees," writes Iger. "In the coming year, we expect Congress and the Administration to be active on copyright regime issues, efforts to enact legislation to approve and implement the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, tax reform, and more proposals to weaken retransmission consent, to name a few."

The source who provided the letter to Ars asked to remain anonymous, and they were bothered by the assumption that anyone who worked for Disney would agree with the company's political positions on tax, trade, intellectual property, and other matters.

"It just seems insensitive to folks that support the company but don't necessarily support all of its priorities," the source said. "Especially for something like TPP, which I view as particularly controversial. We do have a company position, but there's going to be a wide variety of opinion [within the company]."

The letter concludes with a suggested donation to DisneyPAC. Ars is not publishing the suggested amount in case it is personalized to the source's compensation or position at Disney.

"For your convenience, DisneyPAC has implemented a payroll deduction system, through which your contributions to the PAC will be deducted from your weekly paycheck," Iger explains.

The source received the letter via business mail and doesn't know how many other employees received it.

"I don't know how widely this was distributed," the source said. "Was it to rank and file folks in [theme] parks, to people working in a popcorn stand?"

Disney didn't respond to Ars' requests for comment about the fundraising letter.
Not unusual

Although Iger's letter was, in the view of this employee, somewhat tone-deaf, such requests are not illegal or even particularly uncommon. In 2012, Reuters reported on Citigroup's request to its employees to give to Citi PAC, a political entity that "contributes to candidates on both sides of the aisle that support a strong private sector and promote entrepreneurship."

US corporations are allowed to solicit political contributions as long as donations aren't coerced. The relevant law bars any "threat of a detrimental job action, the threat of any other financial reprisal, or the threat of force" when asking for donations.

The Disney letter has language explicitly reassuring employees that their jobs won't be affected by their decision whether or not to give to DisneyPAC.

"Your contribution is important to all of us, but I want to emphasize that all contributions are voluntary and have no impact on your job status, performance review, compensation, or employment," writes Iger. "Any amount given or the decision not to give will not advantage or disadvantage you."

Iger's compensation in the last fiscal year was $45 million (?32 million).

In the 2014 election cycle, the Disney employees' PAC spent about $375,000, according to OpenSecrets.org. During the current cycle with a presidential election on the way, the company will likely spend more. As of last month, the PAC had raised $295,000 and spent $231,000. The contributions are split roughly evenly between Democrats and Republicans, which is the PAC's policy according to the CEO's letter.

According to a MapLight analysis of the data, Disney employees contributed a total of $4.03 million in all election cycles since 2002. That doesn't include direct employee contributions to candidates, which adds another $1.81 million over the same period.
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The letter to the employees is at the link.

First, I get that this is not a mandatory thing, but it is still a warped request from a company that just made $52 BILLION last year.
 
The "What the Bloody Fuckintosh?" Thread

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This has *nothing* to do with Disney being stingy and everything to do with creating the appearance of 'broad voter support.' Think about it. Which is more impressive to politicians seeking votes - one big corporate donor backing something? Or 250,000 'spontaneous, grassroots' individuals supporting something? This is one of the classic definitions of attempted astroturfing - fake grassroots efforts.

If it were legal, Disney would cheerfully fund every employee's 'donation.'
 
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I never said anything about stingy.
 
That last one is just the old school way it was done.


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http://www.aluminum.org/product-markets/aluminum-cans

Over-the-Top Fact

The first aluminum cans required what was known as a ?church key? for opening the end of the can prior to consumption. As legend has it, the inventor of the pull tab, Ermal Cleon Fraze, found himself without a church key while on a family picnic. He resorted to piercing his beer can on the fender of his car, and in the process lost much of the can?s contents. Fraze, who owned the Dayton Reliable Tool Company, set about devising what would become the pull tab?an aluminum tab attached at the rivet that, when pulled, would come completely off the can. In 1975, Daniel Cudzik of Reynolds Metals invented the ?stay-on tab.?
- See more at: http://www.aluminum.org/product-markets/aluminum-cans#sthash.bCpJmXQP.dpuf
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i want to try that flower muesli!

there is a restaurant here that makes pretty basic food, but then starts adding flowers to it, each having their distinct taste, and i'm intrigued!
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Also, what the fuck is wrong with grating your own Parmesan? Pre-sliced, pre-grated, pre-packaged food is actually shit you get off the bottom shelf. If you're making food from quality ingredients, you never go for that sort. Granted, baked beans are far from quality, but the concept of grating the cheese isn't.

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Also, fuck off, buzzfeed. Can we set up a ban on posting buzzfeed crap?
 
If we ban buzzfeed you won't believe what happens next!
 
IceBone said:
Also, what the fuck is wrong with grating your own Parmesan? Pre-sliced, pre-grated, pre-packaged food is actually shit you get off the bottom shelf. If you're making food from quality ingredients, you never go for that sort. Granted, baked beans are far from quality, but the concept of grating the cheese isn't.

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Also, fuck off, buzzfeed. Can we set up a ban on posting buzzfeed crap?
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CrzRsn said:
I second this motion.
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AiR said:
If we ban buzzfeed you won't believe what happens next!
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Can we not?

I like buzzfeed's video content with their employees or whatever. The written stuff/website stuff not so much.
 
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