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WHO MAKES AN ODYSSEY 2 EMULATOR THAT ONLY SUPPORTS ONE CONTROLLER?!?!

I got laid off today, the first time in my career. When AT&T merged a bunch of companies (HBO, Turner, etc.) under the former Time Warner corp umbrella into a single entity WarnerMedia, we knew the new company would look to consolidate. It was a bit of a surprise given where I was situated organizationally, but a bunch of us were given pink slips. Because I got rolled up in a broad organizational move, it’s easy not to take this personally, so I’m glad for that. I had seen some friends struggle emotionally before. 

My wife recently got a new job, and she’s still within the new employee benefits enrollment window, so at least I don’t have to worry about getting a new job quickly for health insurance reasons. For the first time, I won’t be the primary coverage member 🙂 Lots of new firsts.

Before folks feel too sorry for me, I am in a good position. First, I am grateful for an extremely stable career experience so far. I’ve experienced my share of company re-org and changes and always landed into a great place. The fact that this is my first involuntary job change is quite the feat in a 23 year career. Second, I’m also grateful that we will be given a nice severance package to ease the transition into the next gig. Third, I’m in an industry that is very robust and still hiring. And lastly and most importantly, God is good, and He is the Shepherd of my life. In Him, I find peace and rest.

I share this news here because I like the I/O community and wanted to open up more on a personal level to foster better relationships. Also, I’ll have more time to spend on the monthly challenge, so you have been warned 🕹🕹🤣🤣

R.I.P. Jeopardy host Alex Trebek.

R.I.P. Jeopardy host Alex Trebek.

Atari.io as confessional.  Forgive me for I have sinned.  Yesterday, I "sniped" an ebay auction.  I did it for two reasons:

1. I knew I'd forget.  This auction ended during work hours.  No matter how much I would tell myself "check e-bay at 4pm", I knew I'd forget.  Indeed, when I got notice that I'd won, I was totally surprised.  I DID forget.
2. How many of this particular item did I lose in the past?  Probably two dozen by the minimum amount over my max bid.

Anyway, I won't do it often, but I can't say I'll never snipe again.

Your opinions, please. 

I have an ebay auction running.  Normally, I would not call attention to this, but this one confuses me.  It's for a broken Gameboy.  The ad clearly states that it's broken several times.  Yet the price keeps going higher and I have almost 20 watchers!

Please take a look and let me know:

1. Is it clear that it's broken?
2. Am I missing something about why it's going so high?

Thanks!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/233757593939

Well, um, yeah... Paypal denied my claim, without ever even bothering to ask me for extra evidence.

They never gave me any way to respond to them. 

So I'm probably going to disassociate myself from Paypal going forward, if they're just going to unilaterally deny a fraud claim without letting me protest the outcome. Got some choice words about them, but they aren't PG-rated.

Well, um, yeah... Paypal denied my claim, without ever even bothering to ask me for extra evidence.

They never gave me any way to respond to them. 

So I'm probably going to disassociate myself from Paypal going forward, if they're just going to unilaterally deny a fraud claim without letting me protest the outcome. Got some choice words about them, but they aren't PG-rated.

Well, um, yeah... Paypal denied my claim, without ever even bothering to ask me for extra evidence.

They never gave me any way to respond to them. 

So I'm probably going to disassociate myself from Paypal going forward, if they're just going to unilaterally deny a fraud claim without letting me protest the outcome. Got some choice words about them, but they aren't PG-rated.

Well, um, yeah... Paypal denied my claim, without ever even bothering to ask me for extra evidence.

They never gave me any way to respond to them. 

So I'm probably going to disassociate myself from Paypal going forward, if they're just going to unilaterally deny a fraud claim without letting me protest the outcome. Got some choice words about them, but they aren't PG-rated.

I AM SO LUCKY ! Best thing that ever happened to me. 😎

🎃 Halloween is quickly approaching! Do you have any plans? 

🎃 Halloween is quickly approaching! Do you have any plans? 

Blast!  I just got sniped at the last second on an ebay auction!  Oh well.  Money stays in pocket.  

🎃 Halloween is quickly approaching! Do you have any plans? 

Well, that Scam "3DS" I ordered finally arrived in the mail.

Inside the tiny, TINY envelope from China was a flimsy clear i-Phone case that I'd wager isn't worth even 10 cents.

Yeah, I paid $108 dollars for that.

Still haven't heard back from Paypal, though, but there is still an open dispute on the transaction.

Anyone else playing Star Wars: Squadrons? I'm flying a freaking TIE in 3D space. 

It is Sunday! I hope everyone is having a great day, and has had a good weekend so far! 

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving dinner today. Our first Turducken bacon wrapped with Italian sausage stuffing, cream corn.

It is Sunday! I hope everyone is having a great day, and has had a good weekend so far! 

It is Sunday! I hope everyone is having a great day, and has had a good weekend so far! 

It is Sunday! I hope everyone is having a great day, and has had a good weekend so far! 

Thinking I might have got scammed out of over $100 dollars with that replacement 3DS I ordered two weeks ago.

Started getting concerned because it hasn't arrived in the mail, so I checked the store and it doesn't exist anymore, which is the biggest red flag.

It looked completely legit, and the prices weren't ridiculously cheap, so it didn't raise any alarms to me, but it looks like it may have a very well-crafted scam site. I'll give it another week just to be sure, but then I'll contact Paypal for a refund.

It is a great morning. Hope everyone else is doing OK. :O)

Thinking I might have got scammed out of over $100 dollars with that replacement 3DS I ordered two weeks ago.

Started getting concerned because it hasn't arrived in the mail, so I checked the store and it doesn't exist anymore, which is the biggest red flag.

It looked completely legit, and the prices weren't ridiculously cheap, so it didn't raise any alarms to me, but it looks like it may have a very well-crafted scam site. I'll give it another week just to be sure, but then I'll contact Paypal for a refund.