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Comment Yuck (Score 1) 70

Accepting the technical inaccuracy of the headline and focusing instead on the implied message: Fuck you 6 million dollar banana eater. Fuck you from everyone who lives paycheck to paycheck. Fuck you from everyone terrified of loosing their job or sitting under the weight of crushing medical or student debt. Fuck you for your public display of callous indifference⦠or maybe it was contempt? Either way, fuck you and eat a dick.

Comment Super fun until you get cancer 20 years later... (Score 2, Informative) 78

Funny and all, until a decade later you get cancer and don't know why. Short list of stuff that is found in a bus and causes problems when lit on fire: Plastic Components: Seating, paneling, and dashboard controls. Burning these plastics can release a range of toxic compounds, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), dioxins, and furans, many of which are known carcinogens. Rubber and Synthetic Materials: Tires and other rubber components, when burned, release a variety of hazardous substances. This includes styrene, which is a suspected carcinogen, along with other harmful compounds like butadiene and benzene. Upholstery and Foam Padding: These materials often contain flame retardants and other chemicals that can release toxic gases and particulates when burned. Certain flame retardants have been linked to cancer. Paint and Coatings: The exterior and some interior parts of buses are coated with paints and other surface treatments that can release toxic fumes when burned, including volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and heavy metals like lead and chromium, which are carcinogenic. Engine and Electrical Components: Burning the engine and electrical parts can release a variety of heavy metals and other toxic substances. The engine oil, diesel fuel (if applicable), and other fluids can also release carcinogenic compounds when burned. My brother was exposed to burn pits in Desert Storm and now he has ALM. Pretty much the same chemicals you'd find when burning a bus.

Comment In real life, insults donâ(TM)t work either (Score 1) 125

In real life, ignoring something is the most effective way to show distaste and I suspect itâ(TM)s a more effective method than a dislike button. Itâ(TM)s not as satisfying and it doesnâ(TM)t give people the ability to âoepile onâ, but it works. Insult someone or express your hate of someoneâ(TM)s work in real life, you get resistance and pushback. Ignore them, and the behavior dies out.

Comment Re:That is positively asinine. (Score 1) 285

This is the smartest comment on this thread. If I'm a billion dollar trade show, one thing that I'm going to do is tie all of my hospitality partners to a contract that forbids them from letting people set up mini trade shows in their suites that compete with my paying vendors. What probably happened was that the management that was asked about policies regarding product demonstrations was either not aware of the CES contract or didn't know the dates of the demonstration. I would be pretty pissed off at the Venitian, and I guess I would try to extract some kind of damages to cover my expenses. I doubt I'd get anywhere, the world being as it is. As far as CES being jerks or monopolistic or overbearing... I guess? I certainly see their side of it. The whole point of a trade show is to create value within the walls of the show. From where they are sitting, not paying them anything and setting up a suite in a hotel and showing product that would have otherwise been in the show is benefiting from their event without paying for it. They, of course, will hold their partners to rules that limit or eliminate this where they can. Seems like a reasonable position for them to take. When you try to get away with not paying for something, often times it blows up in your face, whether or not you think you have a right to it or not.

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