Random Announcements
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In the office yesterday marketing brought around a bag that they may end up branding for the engineers/consultants etc to use. 2 of us in my area were asked, another guy and myself. The other guy gave it a quick look and was like, yeah it's a bag. I had a quick look and could see it was a cheapie from China that had none of even the most basic things on a bag. So I asked, how much detail are you after, she said it all. I spent the next few minutes pointing out everything wrong with the bag, from no sternum strap, to un-removable waist straps, shitty shoulder straps, laptop sleeve facing wrong direction, and no padding as well as touching bottom. Zippers entry level YKK, no water proofing. Not even water resistant material, no where even near Cordura 600.
A few people started gathering and I didn't even realize what I was doing. After going on even further than above I looked up and handed the bag back asking if she wanted more tips. Everyone just looked at me like a freak wondering where the hell that'd all come from. Was like yeah, I've read a bit about bags before…just like all the other weird shit I read a lot about.....
Totally outed myself, again. lol.
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These things do happen, I found myself giving a lecture about dyeing techniques and supply chain ethics in a fabric store this morning…...then I realised what I was doing and felt a bit daft
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Jose Andres is ripping through Japan right now and its quite entertaining if you follow him on facebook. Infectious enthusiasm for all the local cuisines. In Hokkaido now.
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Looking at the internet on my phone after beer is a bad idea, I almost deleted the Selfie thread last night
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Looking at the internet on my phone after beer is a bad idea, I almost deleted the Selfie thread last night
Would certainly win you Mod points :P. Maybe we need a captcha for your moderation actions to ensure you're sober
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Nah, just smaller fingers or a phone the size of an SUV
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I'm at the circus, and I'm reminded how much I despise clowns.
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They hate you too, I heard them whispering earlier.
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How the feck can anyone look at the US legal system and think this is a reasonable outcome…..
RJ Reynolds told to pay wife of cancer victim $23.6bn
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That is insane.
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Short answer- that's a screw up that won't last. The compensatory damages awarded were $16 million, the rest were punitive. It's well established that punitive damages have to be proportional to the compensatory. Reynolds will appeal and the total will get cut massively, possibly to even less than $16 million.
Of course, that won't make international headlines…
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Well, the guy died in 1998, after 20+ years smoking, so the argument was that the company was deceptive back in the 70s and 80s, when he got hooked. Then he was addicted and couldn't stop. Since it was a civil case with a 6 person jury, they only had to convince 4 people that Reynolds was probably mostly responsible. It's not a bad case, just a ridiculous award, which, like I said, won't last when Reynolds appeals.
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Even if the timing makes it valid, I still think this sets a strange precedent. Are alcoholics with liver failure going to start bringing cases against liquor and beer companies? Surely their advertising has remained more agressive and deceptive for longer than tobacco. RJR has billions to burn, so even if they were forced to pay the whole penalty it would be sort of symbolic–but I think personal responsibility is a huge thing to ignore, even when we're talking about addiction.
