u/Cmdr_Nemo

Sorry if this was already posted...

I was looking at my bookshelf and saw the three 10th Anniversary Editions of Books 1-3 and decided to follow-up to see if they were going to do the same for the next book. I found that they are releasing the next three all at once! I love the anniversary edition style.

Anyway, until September 12, if you're a Target360 member, you can get 25% off on books, including preorders!

Nice way to save!

Sorry if incorrectly flaired!

I know, small sample size.

A couple of questions...

• Why are some of the card backs black on edge and yellow in the middle?
• Do all cards have at least somewhat of a foil sheen to it?

Based on the rarity chart that I saw on another post, out of 432 cards...

• 2 Iconic Rare (.005)
• Panam Palmer 085
• Judy Alvarez 116
• 2 Secret Rare (.005)
• Evelyn Parker 156
• The Relic 163
• 9 Epic Rare (.02)

Not sure if I did well or not but based on some other posts, perhaps meh?

I'm wondering if I should open the second booster box.

From 1-140, I am missing cards 3, 4, 10, 38, 41, 75, 109, 138.

Got back from a work trip recently for my first ever visit to Chicago!

I was expecting it to feel like NYC, a concrete jungle but it was far from that. I was impressed with all of the open spaces and having the rivers run through the city is so incredibly unique!

I stayed in the McCormick Place area.

We went to dinner pretty much every night and, with the exception of one place, it was all delicious. We went to Aba's, Swift & Sons, Pizano's, Giordanos, Starbucks Roastery for lunch...

At Pizanos South Loop, I have always wanted to try the Chicago tavern style crust. I've never been a fan of the deep dish (too much, for me) and I have to say that it was one of the best pizza crusts I've ever had.

I was told to try an Italian beef sandwich and we ended up at Giordano's. That was the one negative food experience I had. The sandwich just wasn't good. Maybe it was the particular place we went to but yeah, it was basically a French dip, which I am not the biggest fan of either.

We went to the Obama Presidential Center which was great! Made me kind of sad to think about how far we've fallen from those optimistic and hopeful times.

We also went on an architectural river tour and it was a super cool experience. Our tour guide was amazing and incredibly knowledgeable. Makes me wish we had something similar in SF but no rivers run through SF lol.

We went to Wintrust to see the Valkyries get buzzer beaten by the Sky. Fantastic game even if my team lost, great crowd. WNBA crowds are fantastic but of course, there were those losers who had to throw dildos on to the court. I just don't get it.

Other highlights include a Field Museum visit where I got to see the Pokemon exhibit which was really neat. The Starbucks Roastery is fun and, as a big Harry Potter fan, the store was awesome as well. Oh and we went to see a Cubs game! Fantastic park!

I wish I wasn't there for work since that took up half a day for each day we were there but I'm definitely coming again.

Anyway, sorry for the scatterbrained post. I love your city and hope to visit again soon!

And Chicago > NYC, by a lot.

I hope I can post this rant here because I am just so incredibly dissatisfied with how RSVLTS handles their convention presence. I have sent complaints to them as well but there has been no response.

I saw others post on RSVLTS groups to only see them taken down by group admins.

The RSVLTS buying experience has somehow gotten worse than it was back in 2024. RSVLTS was one of our target vendors so we made sure to get up super early to get a wristband. In 2024, by the time we got in, all the wristbands were gone but we were able to get in on standby at the end of the evening.

2024 context - after getting in on standby at the end of the night, the queue was about 60% full. It took us nearly an hour just to get through that queue.

When we arrived, we received a 10AM return wristband. We promptly got back at 10AM and the queue was completely full. It took us over THREE hours to get through that queue and part of the blame was they added this new "perk" where people can waste their rewards points and buy "fastpasses" that bypass the lines. I missed the e-mails on those but even then, they were apparently very difficult to get.

So while waiting in line, all these fastpass recipients would flow in and essentially hold up the queue. What didn't help is that there seemed to be VERY few workers completing transactions. It was infuriating because there seemed to be MANY RSVLTS representatives simply standing around and socializing. This also happened in 2024.

Now if you've seen their booth, it has a fairly small footprint. And I get that most of the retail have queues but even with much longer queues, they were never over 1-hour.

If we knew the wait would be over three hours, we would have not even bothered. But when we were in for an hour, we've already committed and honestly didn't think it would still be that slow.

TL:DR

It took over 3 hours to get through their small queue. Waste of time and energy. They had several employees but just a few who actually did any transactions. They sold fastpasses that held up the line really bad.

I would love to see a DVC pin set for all the resorts!

So my mom hasn't gambled at MGM properties for awhile and no longer gets offers.

If she paid for a room and gambled enough, can she request a comp stay? And if so, who would she need to talk to?

She gambles a lot and has had decent offers in the past, not sure if that matters.

Thanks!

I don't know why I didn't think of this question until it was too late...

My inner screen unfortunately broke on my P10 Pro Fold. The crease went black and the left side of screen no longer responds to touch. The black has also been getting progressively larger.

I'm still under warranty and purchased the care plan

I set up an appointment at the Google Store in Mountain View, CA on Tuesday but it's about 30-40min away from where I live and I have to go to work right after.

I was assuming it would be an hour or so but didn't think that through very well.

Anyone had experience getting their inner screen repaired or replaced in-store, same day? If so, how long did the repair take?

Thanks!

About 2 years ago, my parents' I5 was dead and unable to start. The 12V battery failed then I did some research and saw that there's issues with the ICCU. We had it either repaired/fixed/updated (I can't remember exactly) and had the 12V battery replaced.

A couple of days ago, it happened again. 12V battery drained and vehicle wouldn't start. We charged the 12V manually but if the previous instance is any indication, this dead battery issue will be start to happen more frequently until we get it replaced. Bringing it in for service this week.

I'm a bit concerned because my parents are older and I'm worried about them having these issues on the road. I was reading that the ICCU issues still haven't been resolved, even with brand new cars.

I'm starting to think about getting Hyundai to buy back the car. I think, since this would be the 2nd time bringing the vehicle in for the same issue, I might have some options in CA for Lemon Law claim but I am not totally sure.

Just sad about it because they really love the car (and I like it, too) but the fact that this is still an ongoing issue is just bad. I'm surprised it hasn't gotten more attention.

I stayed a couple blocks away in 2024 and I vaguely remember there being a corral, then additional corrals after but I don't remember where the hotel is situated relative to the entrance.

Edit: And also, what's the earliest we can line up?

About 3 months ago, I made a post regarding Wise Wizard Games and their struggles here: https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/1sehyee/wise_wizard_games_recent_crowdfunding_projects/

Today, I unexpectedly received my order of the Star Realms Deluxe Colonial Collection from way back in December 2023. I backed the All-in Tier.

I am still waiting on a Robot Quest Arena but this is, at the very least, encouraging that they are truly working on fulfilling their campaigns.

I haven't seen this level of crowds in a long time. We're so back! They actually had to close faregate entrances due to platform overcrowding.

I am the primary on my ATT family account. Whenever I log in, the website asks for verification code but it never sends. It works to other phones on my account, just not mine; however, I do not live with my family so it's not so easy to get sometimes. It won't even give me the option to have code sent to my e-mail.

I called ATT Tech Support, which is a pain to even get through because there doesn't seem like a direct way to get to them via phone. They tried several troubleshooting steps, including resetting my phone network via settings and other things on their end.

Anyone have any tips on what might be causing the issue?

When I try to log-in on my computer browser (Windows 11, Chrome and Firefox) I do not have adblock or any vpn active.

Any help would be appreciated!

Hi just wanted to give an update. Not 100% back in business just yet but working toward it!

I think I'm doing OK for it being my first time!

Recap:

• 8TB Samsung External SSD began showing as "unallocated"
• I used DMDE to create a sector-by-sector image onto another external drive of the same size. It returned with no errors or bad sectors. Took just over 3 days.
• I scanned the image using DMDE and it appears all is OK?

I was trying to research what to do next but from how I am understanding it, I need to get yet another drive that do a perform a recovery from the drive that has the image?

I went ahead and just paid DMDE for a personal license.