And even with the increase it’s still a freakin’ bargain. Such a good game!

I am cringing in horror at how poorly my factories would run on a Switch. Do you find playing it to be an acceptable experience?

He’s basically saying “suck it up, buttercup”. They think people are going to have no choice but pay these prices, with all the crazy shit going on. Maybe the Switch 2 will be successful, but most of my adult video gamer friends have already said they are going to pass. Only the ones that still have small kids are considering it.

Haven’t heard of that, I’ll look into it, thanks

Yes but I’d still feel gross. I’m probably over-principled. lol

Thanks! Lots of good stuff here. Appreciate your time writing that out!

I used to do custom ROM Android phones but Google is persona non grata with me for the rest of their existence, sadly.

Then why did you comment?

I’d love to, but I will never give Google another dime, including buying hardware that I’m going to overwrite the OS on.

Ah yeah not much you can do about that unless you put an aftermarket cooler on it and that’s a PITA.

Very unbiased source there.

I’m primarily a PC gamer but I buy ALL THE VIDEO GAME THINGS, so I have every console that comes out, even if I’m only going to play one game on it (looking at you, Returnal). Who is he trying to convince? Cause he’s full of shit.

Stop buying cheap fans?

My last two PCs I built were top of the line and they’re basically silent just with Noctua air cooling.

Counterpoint - you can boycott whoever you want for as long as you want whether the world is getting saved or not. Try not to give a shit what other people are doing. You don’t have to change the world. You just have to stick to your own principles. And if enough people do that, the world will change anyway. But all you can control is your own actions.

I have a long list of boycotted companies that I have never gone back on. Started with Blackjack Pizza in college when they wouldn’t refund a pizza that had oven cleaner all over the bottom of it. Facebook gone for 15 years now, and I go without the cool Quest VR stuff. Walmart kicked to the curb around the same time for their gross abuse of their employees. Amazon ditched 3 years ago, don’t miss it. I’d love to have Starlink to put on a vehicle when I travel the country, but it’ll be a cold day in hell before Muskrat gets a dollar out of me. Canceled all my Target shit (20 year card member) a couple months ago over their DEI bullshit and won’t set foot in one again. I shop at Costco as a single adult. The list goes on.

And while I wish other people would give these companies the finger so real change would happen, it doesn’t really matter. What matters is that I am sticking by what I believe.

I can’t talk about cloning or migration since I always greenfield when I redo my OSes, but definitely recommend installing Linux first, with the Windows drive disconnected, then connecting the second drive and installing Windows on it. That way Linux owns the bootloader. This has been trouble free for me.