The Self-Entitled Generation
It’s happening across the world wide web and I’ve had the misfortune to experience it in person too. Generalisations are dangerous, but in my experiences these people tend to be very young and from an upbringing where they’ve been raised to believe that they are the centre of the universe. This sort of protected rearing doesn’t do anybody good. Not you, not me and not the person in question. I was raised on the simple principles of respecting others and that your reputation is worth more than all of the money in the world. A great woman once told me that ‘even if you don’t have a penny in your pocket, you can still have your name and hold your head high.’
When you’re raised to believe that only your opinion matters, you immediately remove any opportunity to learn from your life. Countless times I’ve read harsh one-word comments which thrash someone’s hard work with no justification or even the decency to qualify their stance. Or worse. Rather than appreciating an awesome final product, they immediately turn it around into what they would have done to make it ‘better’. This latter example exemplifies the increasing levels of narcissism displayed by a lot of Millennials, typically none of which have ever done anything to show that they are even remotely capable of creating something on their own in the first place. Instead, they believe that the rest of us mere mortals should be grateful that they’ve shared their virtuous judgement with us.
Politely, they can f**k off.
(SpeedHunters.com)
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
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That's A Fitting Ticker Name Choice
Ferrari's Ticker Symbol On The New York Stock Exchange Is RACE
When you want to buy shares in a company and you don’t want to sound like a doofus, you use the ticker symbol that it’s listed under. Ford is simply F, Microsoft is MSFT, and a random French bank is CRAP. When Ferrari goes on sale on the New York Stock Exchange in just a few weeks, it’ll be under RACE.
(Jalopnik.com)
When you want to buy shares in a company and you don’t want to sound like a doofus, you use the ticker symbol that it’s listed under. Ford is simply F, Microsoft is MSFT, and a random French bank is CRAP. When Ferrari goes on sale on the New York Stock Exchange in just a few weeks, it’ll be under RACE.
(Jalopnik.com)
Toyota/Scion Has Finally 'Jumped The Shark' With This Wanna Be Sports Car
Is There A Case To Be Made For A 128HP Bare Bones Sports Car In The Land Of The Hellcat?
Technical specifications for Toyota's S-FR sports car concept have been leaked ahead of the car's debut at the Tokyo motor show later this month.
The specifications, which were posted on an online forum, quote Japanese figures and suggest the S-FR will be powered by a 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine producing 128bhp and 109lb ft of torque. The engine will be coupled to a six-speed manual transmission, with no automatic option available. The car should be capable of returning up to 55mpg (46 mpg US), and weighs just 980kg.
By comparison, the entry-level Mazda MX-5 is powered by a 129bhp 1.5-litre petrol engine, allowing it to reach 62mph in 8.3 seconds, with a top speed of 127mph.
(AutoSpies.com)
Technical specifications for Toyota's S-FR sports car concept have been leaked ahead of the car's debut at the Tokyo motor show later this month.
The specifications, which were posted on an online forum, quote Japanese figures and suggest the S-FR will be powered by a 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine producing 128bhp and 109lb ft of torque. The engine will be coupled to a six-speed manual transmission, with no automatic option available. The car should be capable of returning up to 55mpg (46 mpg US), and weighs just 980kg.
By comparison, the entry-level Mazda MX-5 is powered by a 129bhp 1.5-litre petrol engine, allowing it to reach 62mph in 8.3 seconds, with a top speed of 127mph.
(AutoSpies.com)
Did You Know - Cinnabon Edition
10 Things You Didn't Know About Cinnabon
3. Crafty tricks are used to lure you to the kiosk
3. Crafty tricks are used to lure you to the kiosk
- The Cinnabon scent is a powerful siren, and the company knows it. Cole says ovens are placed at the front of each location so people passing by can smell the fresh rolls, which are baked every 30 minutes. Some especially devious managers will heat sheets of brown sugar and cinnamon between batches to keep the smell going. And the reason you never see a freestanding Cinnabon? Simple: they don't want any stupid fresh air to cut the aroma.
This Happens Even To The Pros
Bubba Watson breaks driver, new one arrives in style at Presidents Cup
If there's one club Bubba Watson relies on, it's his driver. So when he broke his big stick on the range a few minutes before his Saturday morning foursomes match at the Presidents Cup, he needed to go to a back-up.
The good news: He brought his back-up with him to South Korea. The bad news: He didn't bring it with him to the course, and had to begin his match with no driver in the bag.
So the cavalry was dispatched back to the team hotel, and the driver fetched. It was then delivered to assistant captain Fred Couples, who raced it to Watson out on the course with a bit more enthusiasm than the laid-back Freddie usually displays.
(PGA.com)
If there's one club Bubba Watson relies on, it's his driver. So when he broke his big stick on the range a few minutes before his Saturday morning foursomes match at the Presidents Cup, he needed to go to a back-up.
The good news: He brought his back-up with him to South Korea. The bad news: He didn't bring it with him to the course, and had to begin his match with no driver in the bag.
So the cavalry was dispatched back to the team hotel, and the driver fetched. It was then delivered to assistant captain Fred Couples, who raced it to Watson out on the course with a bit more enthusiasm than the laid-back Freddie usually displays.
(PGA.com)
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