I rarely go into radioshack any more.

If I'm in a bind and need an audio connector or some other common component for a repair that can't wait, I'll get it there. Otherwise, things are cheaper online.

I did notice that the radioshacks near me started supplying arduino stuff, which was kind of interesting. To me, that means they are trying to get back to their hobbyist roots a little bit.

In the US, they tried rebranding Radioshack as "The Shack" a few years back. It didn't really stick.

Between it being radioshack, and the alleged reputation of Kaneda, I think that kind of distracted everyone.

It sounds like the IM will be routed for a month, then given away as a tournament prize.

No, no no....you have it backwards. You have to buy a cell phone plan first, *then* you can enter for a chance to win

Eh, a markup of about 15%.

I never got any free batteries or children from Radioshack. It seems I missed out

And that alone is pretty cool that you were able to arrange this.

Off topic: Why is Dis_Pinballer downvoting everything?

[edit]: Oh, I see...he was the one who made the NSFW post that everybody tilted. So now he's lashing out by downvoting everybody regardless of post content

That's been a common thought for years, but they're still hanging on.

Well, not everybody is a top player. I enjoy pinball, and am a pretty good player on my own, but if you put me up against folks actually competing, I fall far short. Part of the reason being that I don't have access to real machines that are working and leveled properly. Folks who get top scores usually already have easy access to machines and hundreds of hours of practice. There's basically no chance that I can compete against that. (Disclaimer: Even though I own two machines, I have yet to actually play them even once because they need to be fully restored)

"Everybody" in the general sense. Obviously I can only give out 1 tilt/vote, so quite a few other folks besides me found it inappropriate. A moderator even removed the NSFW image. I wouldn't have even given this a second thought except for the fact that you were abusing the downvote system after your post was tilted.

Typically, I try to keep things PG-13 on a public forum, since it's just that--public. Not everyone here has yet reached the age of consent. What you do away from the public eye is up to you, though.

I can tell that you are unhappy with the collective opinion on your post. If you want to make immature and inappropriate posts, I'm sure there are plenty of outlets for that on the wild, wild west that we call the Internet. I'm sorry that you discovered that this form of humor was not well received here. Hopefully you've now experienced where where that line is, and have an idea of what will fly and what won't.

On pinside, all I'm simply hoping to do is share my enthusiasm for pinball with others who have the same (or greater) enthusiasm for it. I'd rather not bicker about this.

Welp, looks like I called that one.