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Shadowrun (videogames) is also trademarked by Microsoft. Does adding one of their fictional companies make it some twisted form of recursion? :)

I completely agree with all your points. Plus, the voice actors are different and I think the HL2 writer has moved on to other projects.

I totally agree. I have so many interests and so little time. I can't wait until I can retire so that I can focus on the things that really interest me. I'm hoping to form groups of like minded people with similar hobbies. I envision my future as one of those old dudes playing chess in the park, except chess would be replaced with one of my many interests.

This happened to my wife a few months ago. I heard her part of the conversation. We thought something was wrong. I logged in to my bank account and watched the money drain out of our join account. My wife couldn't login to her account (the phisher changed the password) but they drained all her accounts. I called our bank within the hour. They were very reasonable with resolving the issue and returning our money. The phisher was attempting to purchase gift cards from a Walmart 500 miles away. It was easy to prove to the bank that we were scammed. I hope others are just as lucky and can report it in time.

ninja edit: we called and froze our credit immediately

Yep, sometimes the grass is really NOT greener on the other side. You may think you are in a bad spot but others have it much worse. All we can do is help them and hope that they can help us when its our turn to be in a truly bad state.

Life's Plot Twist = Most people in C-level positions are "making it up as they go along". Don't worry too much if you are not doing a "perfect" job as a CTO. I consult for a various companies and it amazes me that you can do everything wrong (sometimes illegal) and still make millions. I try to convince these companies that if they did everything right, they can make so much more money. I too wish I could go back to being a developer. Being a consultant feels like you are getting paid lunch money to do everyone else's high-school homework.

I'm sure that there are people in this thread that are in a lot worse situation than me but ... I could use some damn friends. Especially local ones with the same interests/hobbies.

Also, my job is super boring. I have an advanced degree, multiple certificates, years of experience, moonlight as a consultant, and I write basic SQL SELECT statements in solitary confinement every day. I've tried to convince my organization multiple times to use me to my full potential.

I worry about my health when I retire. Sitting behind a desk for the majority of the day, every day, is not going to end well.

Wow, that was such an amazing game. I wish there were more games like it. Anyone know if there is a modern port?