You have to be persistent. Go to the actual places, junkyards, recycling centers, etc, bring cake, call them 3 times a week. Eventually they will give in but they're not just going to give stuff to random people.
Why are people so obsessed with this gamer identity? It's just something to do in your free time. I really can't fathom why some people are so utterly "proud to be gamers".
Don't confuse investing in cryptocurrency with investing in mining hardware. You can invest in cryptocurrencies themselves without having to mine them. Investing in mining is generally pretty stupid, because most coins have difficulty bombs enabled such that mining becomes harder and harder and...
That's like hearing about someone robbing a bank and being like "This is why paper money was a terrible idea". You would have never been able to carry that money in silver bars or change!
It hasn't tanked. The price is still relatively the same. In fact, this hack will have absolutely nothing...
If I understand correctly the site moved around between different web hosts all the time to avoid being caught for hosting GBA roms, hence the "temporary" part.
Keep in mind that the part of E3 that most people watch, the conferences, ends before the actual showfloor is even open. Considering the time it would take to write all this up, it's not really behind most other major sites as far as showfloor coverage goes.
I usually just pop in for half an hour or so a day when I'm tired and just want to sit on the couch and play something relaxing. It's hard to play over long periods of time I find but exploration in short bursts feels great.