MaximumRD

I agree.  I'm glad you post these and the gesture of "cheers" made me tip my cup to your picture (sadly, I had a milkshake instead of something stronger). 

You look great, Rob! And HAPPY!! 🥃

Oh yeah, that sounds like fun.  And I hope you share what you find here. 
My own personal experience has been that the same games on XBOX are improved.  They look better to me.  Examples:  the GTA series you have, and any of the Need For Speed series.  PS2 can look blocky on those games, but the XBOX is smooth and always looks good. 
Still, I have a PS2 out and play it pretty often.  XBOX is put away in storage.  Why?  I think it's because the XBOX feels more fragile.  The hard drive might go bad or something.  And it's bigger and noisier.  My PS2 is the slim model, and I think that's the absolute pinnacle of "small yet functional" design for video games. 
 

The wedge is too cool for school. 

I think it's pretty fair to say that the OG XBOX is better than the PS2 (graphics-wise).  But why do I enjoy the PS2 so much more? 

My favorite scene from one of my favorite movies. A true legend.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmsrO8xpe-w

RIP 

Wish I was 30 again! Happy Birthday Lee! 

Carlton is one of the end-level bosses. 

Yes.  I'm happy with 10 and I've not had any issues from the OS.  For me, it's been the best Windows version I've ever used.
Maybe someday I'll make the switch to 11...but not now.

@Atari 5200 Guy. Just seeing this, well you hear different things from different people. It's for ME but then I am always on the most recent updates and Widows version, my experience on several machines has been great personally, there are the minor teething problems of any new version of Windows so if you are good on 10 there is nothing earth shattering or life changing you would notice. For me, I know it's the future of Windows so typically I jump right in, get used to it, customize and tame the OS the way I like to work etc. 

Is it worth the upgrade from Windows 10?

@- Ω - Part of the "crunch" appears to be awarding Atari I/O Members their Badges for existing achievements - once a new achievement has been reached for that action. So for example, it appears you will receive your "First Blog Entry" Badge (which you would've earned in the Spring, had our achievements system existed back then) upon completion of your next Blog entry.
Another example is users who are no longer active in our forums have not been awarded their Badges yet. It appears that the "crunching" begins for each member upon logging into the forums and engaging in these activities.
Achievements are still being "crunched" and will continue to reward past actions for loyal Members who have been active in our site for years. Most all Badges for new achievements will be awarded in real time. Also, more Badges are still baking in our Imagineering oven and will be ready soon!

@- Ω - Yes, the "Dedicated 365 Streak" is a Badge that you can collect 🙂 The database is still working in the background to process all of this info and all of the Badges may not appear for a little while. Here is what the Dedicated 365 Streak badge looks like:

So, is there a Dedicated 365 Day Streak award?  If so, has anyone received one?

Yeah @MaximumRD you should feel honored! I think it's a fun update! You shouldn't feel so down about yourself, you're a kind person and you're spending time with friends here 🙂

These new badges are fun!  Thanks Justin for doing the site fixes/upgrades. 
 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESSE !!!! 🎂🥳🎈🤘

Nice.

Happy Birthday !

Happy Birthday !

I used to stay with a former Atari colleague of mine who had a place in Cal-Neva, a cool little resort village right on the state line between California and Nevada. The state line ran right through the swimming pool and the clubhouse. On one side there was gambling, on the other side there was no smoking. Pretty interesting!

So, the Canadians invented the chocolate bar. Interesting. :O)
In America, Milton Hershey is famous for Hershey's chocolate. The town of Hershey, PA, is named after him.

😮 🍻 can't wait for the border to re-open. Looks like Nov 8 is when it re-opens. Party at Rob's!

Yes Sir, specifically "Chocolate Spiced Rye Whisky" - Here is the blurb on it
Often, Canadian bootleggers would blend, age and transport Whisky in used cocoa barrels — after all Canada is famous for having invented the world’s first wrapped chocolate bar! The leftover cocoa husks would infuse the smooth rye with rich, warm chocolate flavours, creating something unique and delicious. 
And a nice couple drinks that can be made with it (though I tend to drink straight up)
https://spiceboxwhisky.ca/tag/spicebox-chocolate-spiced-whisky/