Recent content by Fallen Kell

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    Goodbye Switch, Hello Switch 2!

    I'm in the NY/NJ/PA/DE area (in other words the highest population density section of the nation).
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    Only 31% of Americans want an EV or PHEV. What about you?

    Well I hope all those same people who don't want the government to know how many miles they have driven don't have a GM vehicle (Chevy, Buick, GMC, Cadillac), since they all come with OnStar now. I also hope they don't have Ford as they have the "Emergency Assistance", or an Infinit (InTouch...
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    Goodbye Switch, Hello Switch 2!

    Not a single store within 100 miles of me has any in stock now. All sold out within 35-40 minutes of opening the doors this morning (verified via live stock trackers for Target, and Best Buy), basically long enough to get into the store, go to the games departments, get the console, probably...
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    Only 31% of Americans want an EV or PHEV. What about you?

    Yes, you don't "need" a real ID, but again, it is an example of the STATES doing the work for the FEDERAL government.... And again, this is all just as a double check for auditing purposes. The government can simply say provide this on your yearly tax form. Place the current mileage reading...
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    Only 31% of Americans want an EV or PHEV. What about you?

    You are acting like states don't already collect and forward information to the federal government. Why do you think you had to get a new drivers license in the last 10 or so years with a whole lot of additional documentation with you than you normally didn't need before? It was to meet the...
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    Only 31% of Americans want an EV or PHEV. What about you?

    So most states have vehicle inspections required every few years, and it would be noted then and compared against what you put on your forms, or could simply be given as a bill at the time it is noted in the inspection.... All states require the vehicles to be registered, so everyone knows who...
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    What was your last home project and what is your next home project?

    Well, I guess technically the last home project was running CAT6A to the main rooms of my house (living room, first floor office, first floor entertainment room (spare bedroom turned into TV/game room), the current finished basement area (future retro game console and arcade room), and roughly...
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    Only 31% of Americans want an EV or PHEV. What about you?

    No it won't be hard to do or figure out as it just becomes a checkbox on your tax form, which can get audited by cross-referencing with state registration records if you get selected to be audited. And you get fined/charged just like anyone else if you lied on the tax forms (and given that this...
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    Goodbye Switch, Hello Switch 2!

    That is fine. Just expect to be at your local Best Buy about 3-4 hours before it opens to be in line tomorrow morning to have a chance to get one (if it is like anywhere near me). Due to the fairly widely advertised fact that they would have a restock for tomorrow's release of DK, you will have...
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    Goodbye Switch, Hello Switch 2!

    If you have amazon prime, you can get on an actual waiting list. That is how I managed to get mine (not sure if I was lucky or if the list had just started or both, but I clicked the link to get an "invite" and the next morning I had one). They send out an email and you have something like 22...
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    Steam Summer Sale June 26 to July 10, 2025.

    I picked up several Final Fantasy games (almost all again) to finally have them on the PC (well, the exception is for FFVIII (remake)). Had all the others on either the original systems or on Sony PS1/PS2, but figured I do most of my playing on the PC now, so I might as well get them there for...
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    Goodbye Switch, Hello Switch 2!

    Well finally managed to get a switch 2 on order online at retail price (i.e. not a 3rd party scalper).... There isn't a single store within 300 miles of me with it in stock still. The stores that get them sell out within 15 minutes to 1 hour still, so you have to essentially just get lucky...
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    Question Router with removable antennas & custom F/W capability

    The routers with more antenna have multiple bands and/or protocols it is supporting at the same time (i.e. 2.4GHz and 5GHz), each with MIMO support (i.e. multiple transmitters+multiple receivers, or in the exact parlance of MIMO, multiple inputs, multiple outputs). At a minimum a dual band...
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    Which Linux based firewall would you recommend

    Edit: Duplicate post
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    Which Linux based firewall would you recommend

    Firewalld is the default in EndeavourOS. If the command line is too difficult (firewalls are a little tricky if this is the first time you are trying to manage one), there are some GUIs out there that you can install. But really command line is the way to go with firewalld.