Notices by Mike Rockwell (mike@libertynode.net)

Who is Taylor Swift?

@killyourfm its an incredible game. I’ve played it through three times and just started a new save a couple of nights ago.

Has any musician released their album exclusively on BitTorrent?

@gabriel I glanced at the article and was surprised that they think they have been *under counting*.

I think it’s much more likely that populations are exaggerated.

@killyourfm nice!

I’m curious, do you plan to stick with stock firmware or are you going to install Rockbox?

@killyourfm many of the people that are interested in the Switch 2 don’t have that context, though. It makes me feel old, but people in their 20s were born during the GameCube era when the GameCube was like $99 all day at Walmart, brand new games were like $50, and you could regularly get older titles for around $20.

And even for people born before that, much of our expectations of what consoles and games cost is based on the past 20 years where things have been relatively stable.

Seems like the prevailing narritive around the Switch 2 is “everything’s too expensive”. That was my reaction right out of the gate when I saw the price of the console — before I even saw the price increase on games. And it seems many people are in agreement with me.

You can write your own fanfiction about why the prices have increased, but Nintendo hasn’t done a good job justifying it.

The Donkey Kong game is the only thing that piqued my interest in the Switch 2 Direct.

And that’s not enough for me to buy a new console.

I’ll probably end up with a Switch 2 at some point, though. Maybe after a price drop and a bunch of interesting titles are released.

@killyourfm @phillycodehound “These are not three separate devices. This is one device.”

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GK55ElsVzxM

@killyourfm is that a hint about how many things are being announced?

@fulner my apologies, that reply was intended just for the other person tagged. I forgot to remove your username from my message. ✌️

@fulner I thought about that afterward. I wouldn’t want it to become a way for the federal government to push certain ideologies. There would have to be safeguards in place to prevent the money being tied to certain types of curriculum. I’m not sure how that could be done, though.

@wulfhart @fulner what do you think about voucher systems where state education funding can move with the student? So each child gets a voucher in the state that can be used to fund their local public school or can be used to cover the cost of a private school of the parents’ choice?

@wulfhart @fulner why would you consider federal funds to home schoolers a welfare program, but choosing to send your child to a charter school using state funds isn’t?

Just trying to get a clear picture of your thoughts on the matter?

What if the funding for the department of education was redirected to parents that homeschool?

@killyourfm I agree. It seems more like a refinement of what we already have with the Switch. Which is probably a good move on their part given how successful it has been.

Initial thoughts:

- I wish the name was more creative. This is the first time Nintendo has just appended a number to their previous console’s name.

- I’m glad it’s backwards compatible. I think I saw rumors that it might not be.

- I would have liked the new Joycons to have a bit more heft to them. I have to use a third-party grip on my Switch to make it comfortable to use for any length of time.

https://youtu.be/itpcsQQvgAQ

@killyourfm a podcast would be cool. Or maybe a blog post that summarizes the group discussion?

@killyourfm I don’t think I’d participate because I’m hit and miss when it comes to having enough time to play games, but I absolutely love this idea.

@killyourfm I currently use Linux, but am still fairly new.

My biggest concern long term is how restoring from a backup works.

I’m coming from macOS where Time Machine and apps like SuperDuper/Carbon Copy Cloner make it so easy.