Koenigsegg’s 2.0-liter no-camshaft engine makes 600 horsepower

Re:Koenigsegg’s 2.0-liter no-camshaft engine makes 600 horse... by ajmurmann on Saturday March 14, 2020 @07:02PM (#22579428)

I used to live on third Street in SF and quite regularly a huge swarm of insanely loud motorbikes would come by. We'd have to stop talking or rewind the movie we were watching, even with the window closed. With the window open it's literally painful. And that was likely not only impacting the entire building but hundreds of people who live on that street. All so that a bunch of man children can get attention. I can only some that it's a reflection of a general attitude in which they either don't care about the impact of their action on others or are completely oblivious. Either way, it's a poisonous attitude that we don't need in our society and should be punished accordingly.

Edit: why is it important to understand car enthusiasts? I don't understand people who are enthusiastic about fucking children either. I don't need to understand everyone's enthusiasm, especially if it's actively harmful.

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Re:Koenigsegg’s 2.0-liter no-camshaft engine makes 600 horse... by soledades on Saturday March 14, 2020 @08:56PM (#22580133)

I think the main appeal of a loud exhaust is that it most pisses off precisely this type of person.

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Re:Koenigsegg’s 2.0-liter no-camshaft engine makes 600 horse... by ajmurmann on Sunday March 15, 2020 @12:25AM (#22581263)

Why should it be acceptable for anyone to do anything with the sole intention of pissing anyone off?

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Re:Koenigsegg’s 2.0-liter no-camshaft engine makes 600 horse... by glogla on Sunday March 15, 2020 @05:12AM (#22582316)

> Edit: why is it important to understand car enthusiasts? I don't understand people who are enthusiastic about fucking children either.

Why are you comparing car enthusiasts to child abusers? In the same post as "poisonous attitude" even?

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Re:Koenigsegg’s 2.0-liter no-camshaft engine makes 600 horse... by allovernow on Saturday March 14, 2020 @08:06PM (#22579802)

>people who are enthusiastic about fucking children either. I don't need to understand everyone's enthusiasm, especially if it's actively harmfu

Because auto modification teaches discipline and determination and is practice for other general skills. This is nothing like fucking children and the fact that you'd equate the two is evidence of your [un]righteous indignation. Your rage is misplaced.

Edit: imagine being this pissed off at computer enthusiasts for buying multiple GPUs and overclocking their machines. It's about the same level of absurdity.

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Re:Koenigsegg’s 2.0-liter no-camshaft engine makes 600 horse... by ajmurmann on Sunday March 15, 2020 @12:12AM (#22581200)

Nobody overclocks their GPU in order to make it more annoying to other people.

If the noise was a unwanted side effect, I'd find this a lot less offensive. Anyone who does anything with the main purpose of harassing others is an ass and should be punished accordingly.

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Re:Koenigsegg’s 2.0-liter no-camshaft engine makes 600 horse... by allovernow on Saturday March 14, 2020 @08:04PM (#22579788)

>All so that a bunch of man children can get attention. I can only some that it's a reflection of a general attitude in which they either don't care about the impact of their action on others or are completely oblivious

Again, you don't understand enthusiasts. You have a single stereotype based on the most obnoxious motorcyclists. This is pearl clutching.

Also most people live outside of high-rises.

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