I think once your business achieves a certain level of success (e.g. Amazon), the badges and endorsements are optional. But if you're just some random asshole on the internet trying to sell something, how can you inspire confidence in someone thinking about giving money to you, especially hundreds or maybe thousands…

I don't know much about burrito competitions, but the validity and importance of that endorsement would depend on who's making it, and more specifically if your customer cares about who's making it; for example if it's a quote from Rick Bayless (who I assume to be well known, he features prominently in a "best Mexican…

There's usually a tasteful way to integrate a few of those logos into the overall design or at least onto the relevant pages such as "our services" and the shopping cart if applicable.

Finally someone to make a Hitler comparison! Like others, I would be curious to see anything, literally anything at all, to corroborate your experience or that she is "well known" to have a mental disorder of any type, let alone one as potentially serious as schizophrenia. Right now you seem like another random crazy…

If you own a website that has been "approved" by some service, it might be a good idea for that graphic to link directly to the service's page containing the proof.

I fucking HAAAAATE complainers not looking for a solution. That's one of the biggest reasons that when I first saw Poltergeist II, this exchange really burned into my mind:

The first bit reminds me that "never" and "always" are words to generally avoid when having personal arguments as well, or any argument where an amicable compromise is the desired outcome (e.g. "you always [x] and never [y]"). Very subtle, but makes a world of difference.

No shit. Leave the phone wherever it is, and if it's already in your hand (hopefully as a passenger) light up your favorite recording app.

I'm glad they're fighting the good fight. But as far as that broad brush, it behooves one to treat police with a level of distrust at all times even if they are good guys - they have too much power over your life to just assume that they are friends and will cut slack, because they don't have to. I've had a few…

I would also say that seeing nudes of someone you know or have met, making it personal in some way, is also a large motivator regardless of consent - i.e. that the lady is just a regular everyday person and not a pro. The non-consent adds some extra flavor to it, like a variant of voyeurism.

I used to feel like a paranoid weirdo for going through the details of my cell phone bill every month looking for strange activity and unknown numbers, but here's another reason to do so. I wonder if the victim in this case noticed it on her bill, or if the cop just got so sloppy that he didn't even delete the…

I don't think that anyone can claim "religion" to cover an individual act that is considered criminal (ignoring the "corporations as people" "religious-based discrimination is OK" instances).

+1 to everyone chiming in about acoustics and the stage monitor mix. I would flip this the other way; if you've got those elements down, you can sound good anywhere. The actual quality of the voice is secondary (assuming a basic ability to stay close enough on-key that autotune doesn't audibly distort the voice).

You have a QR code on your website? Is there a reason for that? Being that it is specifically for a mobile device to scan in order to take some digital action (and they're already on your website), it seems useless in that application.

+1 to the QR codes on the back; makes life a lot easier for the recipient and all but ensures that your info is entered correctly into their contacts app

Open carry is definitely becoming more socially acceptable - I live in Colorado now (smaller town in the Rockies) and it's pretty common to see civilians walking around with visible holstered guns. Not so much in the bigger cities.

I think you're on the wrong side of "evil" with this one. A business line of credit is usually a "necessary evil" with the evil being attached to the credit issuer, i.e. a cost of doing business that makes your accountant's life easier.

It probably varies by neighborhood, but if you're in a particularly run-down area you will have to advertise a little bit, e.g. put our some decorations in the yard and make sure you've got some decorative lights on. Just a porch light and a pumpkin ain't gonna get it.

Re: life vest - I agree and feel bad for the hedgehog, because it looks like he's not having that much fun and is instead trying to stay alive and can't scale the edge of the pool.