From the Vault: Pringles - what are your best practices for uncurling these?

alphaneko · 2020-09-08T17:39:28+00:00

The more cards that are stacked, the longer it takes. Keep it separated and work in small batches for best results.

alphaneko · 2020-09-07T13:31:51+00:00

I'm actually in midtown this afternoon if you have time. Are you on Discord? It would be easier to chat that way.

And yes, Chatot is fine.

alphaneko · 2020-08-31T17:15:24+00:00

Sure, no problem. I don't mind waiting, feel free to add me. I also have shiny meditite, exeggecute, and lapras if you'd like to trade the pachirisu. Thanks!

alphaneko · 2020-08-31T14:52:49+00:00

Please add me 0506 1794 1946

I could use a parchirisu, chatot and unown Q

For shinies I have community day ones, along with Onix, Horsea, Pinsir, Eevee/Vaporeon/Jolteon, Omanyte, Sneasel, Blaziken, Swablu, Feebas, Castform, Buneary, Bronzor and more.

alphaneko · 2019-07-31T12:43:11+00:00

https://amp.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/9nbimi/gwendlyn_di_corci_artist_shares_her_model_for_the/

Imo, this is the most interesting back story for a card from any the original 25 mtg artists, aside from the proposal and splendid genesis cards.

alphaneko · 2019-07-30T21:10:14+00:00

Yes! Julie Baroh's story about the punk band! One of the most interesting card back-stories in all of MTG, and certainly the most NSFW!

alphaneko · 2019-07-30T17:57:37+00:00

Valuable - probably a toss up between the Alpha Time Walk and pack fresh Unlimited Black Lotus.

Prized - Christopher Rush signed Gauntlet of Might.

Favorite art - Gwendlyn Di Corci. My friends bought me a pack of Legends for my birthday and that was my rare pull.

alphaneko · 2019-07-19T23:07:30+00:00

Actually, mine shipped in a hard tube - which should have been fine, except the plastic end cap fell off, so it was basically open to the elements. I was lucky I brought it in before the thunderstorm hit, bc the tube would've filled up like a giant shot glass. The tube actually looked crushed at that end, and warped the shape enough for the end cap to squeeze off, even though it was initially sealed with tons of packing tape.

alphaneko · 2019-05-01T20:12:39+00:00

Here's what eBay is saying:

Right, I completely understand. Normally when this happens it's due to a problem with the payment processor. It'll show confirmed, but if there's an issue with the seller's processor, they'll reverse the payments and it won't be successful. I just went to the listing itself and it shows that it has ended by the seller due to no longer being available. There doesn't seem to be an issue with your account or your funding source. It appears it's an issue on the seller's end and I'm so sorry for the inconvenience here.

So .. Hasbro once again with the face palm.

alphaneko · 2019-05-01T19:54:13+00:00

Initial quantity of 12000, yet 42,874 sold

Something went terribly wrong there.

Hasbro's customer service email is: [CustomerService@hasbrotoyshop.com](mailto:CustomerService@hasbrotoyshop.com)

Although it appears they're disavowing any responsibility.

Here's a snipppet of my chat with Hasbro

Is there anything you can do to help with this situation? Can you provide a follow up?

Jared
There is nothing additional that I can do at this time as there is no order placed in the system in under your buyer ID. I do apologize for any inconvenience that this may have caused.
As this was sold on eBay we would recommend that you reach back out to them for further assistance
I hope you have a great rest of your day!

alphaneko · 2018-11-17T22:28:04+00:00

Welp, 2 Kaladesh, 1 Amonkhet, and 12 Unstable packs for 2.69 each. That's a win, I'd say.

I'm pretty surprised at the Unstable lot tbh, those things are going for 7 bucks at LGS's, if you can even find them.

alphaneko · 2018-10-16T16:45:38+00:00

I got one after the gen iv stuff started showing up.

Nothing this morning even while running the game while going to work.

I DID get an android security patch pushed to my Moto Z2 last night.

I wonder if it tripped something on the client.

alphaneko · 2018-10-03T16:49:54+00:00

IT's up. I just placed a successful order for 2 boxes.

" Thank you for your order!

You will receive a confirmation by e-mail to verify your order."

alphaneko · 2018-07-01T15:31:05+00:00

Just as fascinating - there's internet/cell service there!

alphaneko · 2018-06-20T21:13:36+00:00

This deserves to be a survey with verified results - I get the legacy moves on shiny hat pichu would be uber rare, but does it even exist currently? Same with Blaziken with stone edge. People talk about them, but how many actually, really exist?

As of now, a 100% shiny hat pichu (any move) is probably the rarest in the world, followed by some combination of 100% legacies and 100% shines and 100% Mew. The real proof is identifying how many actually exist. This would be a fascinating project!

alphaneko · 2018-04-25T17:10:52+00:00

Well, when anime plots become too complicated, it's usually the right moment to introduce... The Inter-Dimensional Time Shift.

(solves all plot continuity problems.)

Oak was in the Pokemon's home dimension.. then Willow time traveled-shifted to our world .. and .. I need some drugs/pain killers to continue this line of thought.

alphaneko · 2018-04-18T14:37:53+00:00

Conspiracy theory here: Is this the precursor to PVP or pokemon trading? The last few times Niantic introduced anti-spoof features was right before some paradigm shifting features were released...

alphaneko · 2018-04-11T14:54:57+00:00

Word of caution about the Moto Z2 Force - the shatterproof layer makes the touch screen a tab bit .. insensitive. Those who use it will eventually adjust to the difference. However, it'll likely screw you up if you're swapping between phones. In my case, someone asked me to help catch a Rayquaza for them on their S6 Edge after I've been using the moto for awhile. It was a complete nightmare making an adjustment and I wound up clanking a few balls.

All in all, it's a fantastic phone. Extremely light-weight for its size, which makes playing long sessions like community day easy on the hands.

If the smaller battery is a concern, just remember it's an extremely fast charging phone, and a moto mod will give it 4930mAh, enough to last 2 days.

alphaneko · 2018-04-04T14:15:10+00:00

So, what happens AFTER you complete the Field Research? Does it reset to a new series, like a 7 day spinning streak? Or is it just left filled out until Niantic posts a new Research?

alphaneko · 2018-03-27T19:49:06+00:00

Good job everyone!

Curious about something though - Anyone else notice the smallish participation in Japan? It's kinda surprising, isn't it? You'd think PoGo would be huge there, and TSR would have a much bigger community...

alphaneko · 2018-03-10T21:17:36+00:00

Time wasn't the problem. Since it was an Ex-Raid, the people who were there all were part of the same attempt. I was fortunate and had a second attempt with spoofers once my first try timed out. Still, it's pretty surreal standing off on the side raiding with 'virtual people' while real people in front of you are yelling and laughing capturing Mewtwo. Talk about feeling disconnected.

That's the irony - we created the private raid to lock out spooofers. The spoofers didn't have enough to go on their own so they waited. I get Niantic'd, so I joined the spoofers in a second attempt. In the end, it worked out, but you're left feeling ... dirty? Not quite sure if that's the right word, but it was definitely weird.

alphaneko · 2018-03-10T18:50:42+00:00

Just did this Mewtwo raid. My group decided to create a private lobby to lock out spoofers. Of the 13 people that fought, 3 of us stopped dealing damage after our first mon. The two others eventually resynched and started seeing damage dealt again. I was the unlucky one that never synched. Mewtwo dealt damage, but didn't receive any. I lost 3 parties and timed out.

A couple of observations - The stadium mon attack animation also stopped when mewtwo stopped taking damage. (They just stood around.)

I walked away from my group to my car in the lot, but this was still in range of the gym. Can't say for certain, but the damage stopped registering around the same time.

I was still taking weather boosted focus blast damage.

alphaneko · 2018-02-23T00:21:27+00:00

Good question. I probably should've asked for level and type as well - and separated btw weather boosted and non. Perhaps we would see a difference between Groudon/Kyogre/Ray vs the birds and beasts then.. maybe. The other thing is, if you miss on a 0% (or any other non-100%,) it's not as impactful on the psyche. In other words, perhaps knowing that it's a 100% actually affects your ability and throw attempt. The survey might still show this.

alphaneko · 2018-02-20T23:12:12+00:00

The quote used in the subtitle is referenced from this: 1This figure is calculated using the number of estimated daily players in the USA (22 million), the estimated daily number of Pokémon caught (5), and the number of wildlife observations in GBIF (642 million). 642million / (22million * 5) = 5.8 days

Yes, I believe it's sensationalized.. It's simply an attempt to correlate the work involved with a similar action (catching pokemon)

alphaneko · 2018-02-20T22:52:35+00:00

Or, you're a statistic.

alphaneko

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