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GameStop CEO Gets Banned From eBay While Trying to Buy eBay

eBay suspended GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen’s account after he launched a publicity stunt to “fund” his $56 billion unsolicited bid for the company. Cohen listed personal items—including a life-sized Halo 2 statue drawing $10,000+ bids, vintage Willie Mays baseball cards, and literal socks—claiming the sales would help finance the acquisition.

The platform apparently didn’t appreciate the irony of someone using their service to raise money to buy them out. GameStop secured a “highly confident” letter from TD Securities for $20 billion in debt financing, but that leaves a casual $36 billion gap for a company worth roughly $12 billion trying to acquire a $48 billion marketplace.

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What are some alternatives to Google Docs?

https://etherpad.org/ lets you set up your own instance or sign up to free existing instances for online document collaboration. It seems very on par with Google Docs.

https://www.collaboraonline.com/collabora-online/ has wide document format compatibility and is most comparable to M$ 360, but you need to sign up for a free demo and I don't know how long that lasts or what it costs afterwards.

https://cryptpad.fr/ This is the one I've personally used the most without ever creating an account. It uses OnlyOffice, is e2ee, easy to create and share. Without an account, your document is deleted after 90 days. With a free account, you get 1GB of storage and the ability to share folders and collaborate with other users.

The safest option is always just work in the offline editor of your choice and send it back and forth securely with edits or comments. Keep each revision saved separately so you can go back if needed.

Good luck with your book!

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Woah. Never once in my life have I heard that reasoning for not pulling the lever. I have always thought that since I was actively choosing not to pull it, that it was still a direct effect of my choice. I fully believe that people think the way you just described and now I have to reevaluate humanity.

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Games with graphics resembling PS1 or PS2?

Pseudoregalia is a 3D platformer/Metroidvania with a low poly art style a la PS1.

Beeny Super Kiwi 64 is a 3D platformer where you play as a kiwi, reminiscent of N64 era RARE games.

Edit: I meant Super Kiwi 64. Beeny is by the same dev but more like an SNES game such as Donkey Kong Country.