For anyone who worked at Barnes and Noble?

How was the application process for you? How long did it take the HR manager to contact you for an interview? Thanks.

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I can't believe in god anymore?

I'm 17 since the 20th of June and I spent my birthday looking for a friend who had gone missing the night before, we were out from 5 o clock till half 2 in the morning and back in for 7 the next morning and just out since 6…
We found him face first in a stream at the bottom of a 30 foot drop onto sharp jagged stones.
I prayed and prayed and prayed that he would just be asleep on a bench somewhere not lying dead, we all prayed only to find him by taking a kayak down a stream and looking in very nook and cranny.
How can I believe in someone/something that takes away the people i love?
The guy was 19 first year of uni and honestly the single nicest guy you could meet, I know they say that about a lot if not all the deceased but I would have said this had he still been alive.
I wouldn't normally be the most religious person but this has just destroyed any shards that there really is a god…

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Am I crazy, or a prophet? My prediction about the economy in 10 years from now?

(1) I SAY THIS: In ten years from now, the economy of the US, Canada & Europe will collapse as 50% of workers become persistently unemployed with no hope of find a means of earning a living.

(2) I SAY that this will happen because machines will by that time have gotten so smart and so dexterous that 50% of all jobs can be done better and more cheaply by machines than by humans.

(3) Just think: in 1991 Apple introduced the Macintosh PowerBook (a laptop computer). IN 2007 Apple introduced the iPhone, which was essentially the Macintosh PowerBook in a version that world fit into your shirt pocket. Moore's Law says that power of computers is increasing exponentially, as the cost and size go in the opposite direction. Thus, it should take about ten more years for machines to make 50% of the working public permanently unemployed. In pre-computer days, the Luddite Fallacy held true. But the Luddite Fallacy held true only when all machines needed humans to control or operate them, and when machines could not approach the dexterity of humans.

(4) What happens after the collapse in 10 years? That I can't see. It will be one of these:

--The Haves will seal themselves off from the Have Nots with walls, militias, the National Guard, Homeland Security, personal weapons, etc., The Have Nots will in general perish due to lack of food and medical care, though some will find ways to survival in the nooks and crevices of the wild lands.

--Socialism.

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Making marker tattoos last a little longer?

I am cosplaying a character that has tattoos and I need to find a way to make them last 3 or 4 days (if they last longer, whoop-dee-fucking-doo, I work at Barnes and Noble.) I have alcohol based markers and non-alcohol based markers that I can use, so any tips?

I'm not getting real tattoos or even henna because the tattoos for this character are kinda freaky and even though my work might not care, I cant exactly avoid family members for 3 months while henna fades and i dont want huge eyes permanently tattooed to my forehead.

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How much are quality HD TVs to buy new going for and where is the best place to buy them?

I'm moving to a new condo and have to buy one large HD TV for my living room, a second decent sized HD TV for my daughter's room and possibly a small HD TV for the kitchen/breakfast nook area.

My first question as I have not bought a new TV in close to 10 years, is how much are good quality HD TVs going for? I don't need the greatest TV on the market, but don't want a piece of junk?

Secondly, where are good places to buy HD TVs? I know of Best Buy of course, but somehow I feel they wouldn't have the best prices.

Thank you in advance.

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Why would anyone buy a dedicated E-Reader?

I bought a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 at Walmart for $130 a few weeks ago. Among the apps I've installed are nook and kindle's mobile app.

Today I was in Barnes and Noble (home of the nook) and they had a display of their HD tablet (looked to be about a 10 inch vs. The Tab 3's 7 inch) for $179. It appeared to be a standard tablet where a nook app would be unnecessary because that's one of the tablet's functions. Interestingly enough (and I don't know if this was done by the store or by a customer) but one of the apps on the display model was the kindle app.

They also had a dedicated e-reader, for $120. No apps, no web access, no color. Just an e-reader with e-ink, that stores books and gives you access to the nook store.

I showed my tablet to a clerk and asked what would be the benefit of "upgrading" the nook tablet or adding a nook e-reader to my devices.

This was his answer:

Both the tablet ($179), and the e-reader ($120) allow you to read in store free. (But if you're in the store, you can just grab a hard copy of the book and start reading away for free).

Also the e-reader with e-ink allows you to read in direct sunlight.

Is it really worth shelling out $120 bucks ($10 less than a Galaxy 3 Tab, and about double of cheaper tablets out there) just to be able to read outdoors with your tablet?

It's like my mom. Since Christmas she's bought a smart phone, an MP3 player and a digital camera. But her smart phone can handle the jobs of all three--and more.

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Why is the book Glass Frost by Liz DeJesus only in kindle or online/nook form?! And?

Why is the book Glass Frost by Liz DeJesus only in kindle or online/nook form?! And do you pronounce her last name Jeh- seus? Seus as in rhyming with Zeus?

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Shakespeare at Barnes & Nobles?

Sigh. Here we go; prepare to judge me. I have social anxiety disorder and am not able to ask the employees where to find the Shakespeare works. So I'd appreciate if someone could tell me where the Shakespeare works (preferably abridged, but unabridged works too.) are in the store. I've already checked the Fiction & Literature, but it's not there. NOTICE: I constantly have people telling me "JUST go up and ASK!" so please keep your comments like such to yourself, I'm taking baby steps through therapy, thanks for your concern.

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When do children normally stop playing with toys?

My daughter is 7 1/2, and I've noticed recently that she doesn't play with toys anymore. She'll play with marbles every now and then but that's about it. She got her grandpa's CD player and system after he passed away and ever since, all she wants to do is play music on it. It sounds like a teenager lives in there. She'll just sit in her room, play music and play on her Nook. I hound her to clean her room because she lives like a teenager- clothes everywhere, food wrappers, shoes everywhere, but her toys stay in the same spots. She likes the park but she likes to play with the dog in the grass and just run. She refuses to play on the playground. Her last teacher said she's a little adult in a child's body because she just hangs out. She says things like "I want to be alone in my room with my music". Isn't that something a teenager would say? And her older sister from my ex husband's previous relationship lives with us, so I'm not sure if that's where all of this is coming from. I feel like she's growing up way too fast but this technically IS my first child and I'm curious to see if other kids outgrow playing this early.

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My cat is missing and i have to study?

Shes been missing for 9 hours we have looked everywhere. I have finals tomorrow but im too worried to study! What do i do? Should i just bomb the finals?

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