In a world where the musical doesn’t exist, this is probably the 12th PBS miniseries devoted to this book. It is perfectly suited to the genre. I’ve already set my DVR.

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Cashier, AKA the person take items that are sliding down a conveyor belt and turns them so the proper side touches the scanner, then hits “OK” after you swipe your credit card.

Is Payless’s message “influencers are stupid and think Payless garbage shoes are cool just because they’re expensive” or “influencers are reliable sources on what’s cool and what we should buy, and Payless shoes are just as cool as $500 shoes.”

Anyone have any tips on the logistics for giving the mail carrier a gift? Last year I intended to give it to him in person but never happened to be there when he delivered the mail.

It’s Time to Rethink Pizza - Bon Appetit Magazine

Is Tomi Lahren not on TV anymore or does being nominated for the Worst Person Overall category disqualify you for this one?

Uber used to pay drivers the minimum amount that will attract enough drivers to meet demand. Once the market catches up, Uber will pay drivers “he minimum amount that will attract enough drivers to meet demand minus the typical amount of tips. Why would they not? It is not a net positive for drivers in the long term.

Record labels need to die. Ultimately have always been gatekeeps charging economic rents for granting artists and consumers access to each other, but the proverbial walls have fallen down.

Protecting religious freedom by making all religious expression equally illegal is something that maybe sounds good in the abstract but falls apart under even the lightest scrutiny. Can you imagine creating a universal code for what is/is not acceptable and enforcing it?

The Uber situation has taken away any hope that tip culture will go away in the US, because it has been easy to see it evolve step-by-step.

Not to let Apple off the hook, but if GoDuckGo had 90% of the search market they’d probably fuck us over every bit as bad as Google does,and there would be somebody else to fill the “search engine so small that it can make more money by not monetizing your data” niche.

I’m curious what recourse Amazon would have if, as soon as the HQ reaches the point of no return, NY passed a new tax which negates the incentives and brings Amazon back to where they would be in terms of taxation. I would doubt there is any legally enforceable “we won’t tax you” contract between a state and private…

I would never bet on them against the Saints, but with a defense that can create multiple turnovers and an offense that can steal a touchdown or two from a solid defense, anything can happen.

COACH: OK, we got the Lions coming up on the schedule. How do we stop this offense. Gotta focus on the run, right.”

You need to pitch to the run support you get, whether that’s one, two, three or 12.”

Is there also a home button on that notch? If not this seems especially stupid since that is exactly where the on-screen nav button would go.

Is it just me or does it seem like this should be an episode of It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia?

Most likely this guy is not qualified and shouldn’t be in charge.

The OSF letter responds directly to someone’s actions which wronged them. The Facebook smear campaign was an effort to discredit an enemy by secretly spreading lies unrelated to the actions Facebook objected to. There is no equivalency.