First Post! October 18, 2019

It's First Post! time, Shacknews. Let's officially kick off the day of posting here. Please take a look.

Energy Secretary Rick Perry to step down

Amidst an ongoing investigation into the Ukraine phone call, Energy Secretary Rick Perry is turning in his glasses and will resign at the end of the year. He also has said that he isn't sure if he will comply with the subpoena in the impeachment inquiry. Another jaboofer bites the dust in Trump's cabinet. I am sure the Shackers posting to our daily mega Trump Dump thread on the Chatty will have a lot to say about this. (Login and turn off political filters to see the massive thread on the Shacknews Chatty)

Chonky Pikachu returns!

Like a chonky phoenix rising from the ashes, Gigantamax Pikachu appeared in a recent Pokemon Sword and Shield trailer. Only time will tell if Chonky Pika will be able to save Nintendo shareholders from the stock's recent decline.

Samsung Galaxy S10 and Note S10 has a fingerprint sensor security flaw

Samsung fans might want to hold off on getting a screen protector for their new S10 smartphones. A British woman is reporting that the onscreen fingerprint sensor is easily duped by screen protectors. Yikes. I would probably go with a Pixel 4 if I wasn't so beholden to Apple's ecosystem. Thanks to FirstPersonCooter for bringing this to my attention with their Shacknew Chatty thread.

FRIDAY GIF ANIMATION THREAD OF DOOM

It's Friday, which means Maddog_Delphi97 is posting all the dank gifs to his mega Shacknews Chatty thread. Head over there to LOL some damn posts.

In case you missed it at Shacknews:

• Red Dead Redemption 2 PC build guide by Chris Jarrard
• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order hands-on preview: The Dark Souls of the Force by Ozzie Mejia
• How to fish in Fortnite Chapter 2: Season 1 by Josh Hawkins
• Halo Infinite's lead producer Mary Olson departs from 343 Industries by Brittany Vincent

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Asif Khan

CEO/EIC/EIEIO

Asif Khan is the CEO, EIC, and majority shareholder of Shacknews. He began his career in video game journalism as a freelancer in 2001 for Tendobox.com. Asif is a CPA and was formerly an investment adviser representative. After much success in his own personal investments, he retired from his day job in financial services and is currently focused on new private investments. His favorite PC game of all time is Duke Nukem 3D, and he is an unapologetic fan of most things Nintendo. Asif first frequented the Shack when it was sCary's Shugashack to find all things Quake. When he is not immersed in investments or gaming he is a purveyor of fine electronic music. Asif also has an irrational love of Cleveland sports.