First Post! December 18, 2019

Hey Shacknews, it's time for First Post! Let's officially kick off our day of posting. Please take a look.

These toilets are designed to make you take shorter bathroom breaks at work

BREAKING NEWS: Say goodbye to comfort breaks! New downward-tilting toilets are designed to become unbearable to sit on after five minutes. They say the main benefit is to employees in improved employee productivity. pic.twitter.com/lfDbeXJdCX

— Dave Vescio (@DaveVescio) December 17, 2019

Feek this.

Happy NTDOY dividend day!

Happy $NTDOY dividend day! pic.twitter.com/qRXVG0nBBo

— Productive Citizen ✌🏾💙🙏🏾👊🏾 (@technosucks) December 18, 2019

It's that wonderful time of the year when Nintendo returns some cash to shareholders.

Spam catapults Hormel to 5th straight year of record sales

The company started canning their products in 1937, and 2019 was their best revenue year in history. That's a lot of spam.

Apple isn't assembling every new Mac Pro in Texas

Reports that Mac Pros being shipped elsewhere in the world are assembled in China are popping up. One French buyer, posted a picture confirming Donald Trump's worst fears.

In case you missed it at Shacknews:

"we were gonna be friends" 🥺#LegendOfZelda #BreathOfTheWild 🔴LIVE https://t.co/ZWTiS4BCk1 pic.twitter.com/0Gv1Nfz5vy

— Shacknews (@shacknews) December 18, 2019

• Do it for Shacknews Award 2019 nominees
• Shacknews Community Top 100 Games of the Decade #100-76
• Shacknews Community Top 100 Games of the Decade #75-51
• Westwood's 1997 Blade Runner game is now available on GOG
• Holiday gift guide 2019: Best video games of the year
• Holiday gift guide 2019: What to buy a video game fan

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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.