Struggling to break our Olympic fever, the conversation gets weird early and often; this is one of the good ones. This week: Mikey B. and the NYT failing all the way to the bank, 4K uphill skiing, Omni’s roadmap for 2018, and PepsiCo’s sparkling water ambitions run afoul of M. Bublé. 💦 .

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• Your Dog is Doing His Business on My Lawn Again!
• Dennis the Menace (1993) - IMDb
• "Integrity" Snoopy Comic
• No, SpaceX's Falcon Heavy Has Not Passed Mars Already
• PepsiCo Dips Its Toes Into the Sparkling Water Market - The New York Times
• ‘Lady Doritos’? Pepsi Wants a Do-Over - The New York Times
• Uber Agrees to Pay Waymo $245 Million Equity to Settle Suit - Bloomberg
• VLC 3.0 arrives for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Android TV, Apple TV, and Chrome OS | VentureBeat
• The New York Times Company - The New York Times Brings Audio News Report "The Daily" to Radio with American Public Media
• Jody Avirgan on Twitter: "I trust the smart folks at NYT to make this work while keeping their show’s awesomeness (and their sleep schedules) intact. But it’s worth reiterating that a *huge* part of what what makes podcasting special is not having to worry about going on the radio https://t.co/cCSsbdXxEP"
• New York Times Co. Subscription Revenue Surpassed $1 Billion in 2017 - The New York Times
• Ken Case on Omni’s 2018 Roadmap
• How Apple Plans to Root Out Bugs, Revamp iPhone Software - Bloomberg
• Amazon to Deliver Whole Foods Groceries - WSJ
• Amazon will reportedly launch delivery service to compete with UPS and FedEx | VentureBeat
• Ways to Watch the Winter Olympics in 4K UHD with X1
• Hulu Lost $920 Million in 2017, After Parents Invested $1 Billion – Variety
• 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Games | NBC Olympics
• Dirty Money | Netflix Official Site