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That is absolutely a conundrum. I’d rather support repairable hardware than even getting a used Pixel. By GOS seems like a great OS. I’m at least a couple months out from making the switch so I have a lot of time to agonize over it at least.

Mostly it’s accusations of vibe coding a supposedly secure ecosystem. The Trump thing wasn’t great, but I think it was largely blown out of proportion.

At the time I was looking for a Google replacement, which Proton kind of is. It’s got mail, calendar, and a drive, all that stuff. Since then, I’ve learned or realized that I would prefer to be invested in individual services like mailbox.org, mullvad, keepass, etc. So that if one service fails, I can just divest myself from that individual service not an entire ecosystem.

Thanks, I really appreciate the encouragement.

Oh man, I didn’t even think about banking and credit card apps.

Thank you for detailing in one paragraph what I was unable to understand after reading articles about it all last evening.

Thanks for clarifying that. Yeah it’s massive. There are so many solo games in it too.

There are a lot of $20-30 games in there that I’ve had my eye on for while. Rebel Scum, This Mortal Coil, Eco-Mofos. Just really good stuff.

And it’s a great cause. I’m nowhere Minnesota but anything we can do to stop these bastards, even if it’s buying and playing games, is a good start.

Vantage is a great solo card game but it’s a bit expensive at $90. I really like it. Great game play loop and a fun way to use your cards while exploring. There’s also one deck dungeon for a lot cheaper. It’s not my favorite, but I play it in hotel rooms a lot because I can pack it easily.

This is a low barrier to entry solo game that is 1) free, and 2) it’ll let you know if you like this style of gaming.

https://noroadhome.itch.io/alone-among-the-stars

For solo RPGs, I have gotten a lot out of using the Mythic Game Master Emulator with all sorts of games. I’m working on Coriolus right now, but I have had a lot of fun with simpler fantasy games like Knave and Maze Rats.

Starforged is great, but i got that on sale.

This is great for solo gaming:

https://zeruhur.itch.io/lonelog

So is this, even though it’s about PbP games

https://zeruhur.itch.io/keep-the-story-moving

If you’re willing to spend $10, itch.io has an amazing bundle on right now with a bunch of solo games:

https://itch.io/b/3484/no-ice-in-minnesota

In Thailand I paid 20x the amount of a citizen to enter a national park. Camping was free for citizens, but cost money for foreigners (I forget how much).

A resident hunting license in California costs $62.90 and non-resident is $219.81.

In Washington state a non-resident elk tag costs 10x what a resident pays.

In all cases, it’s pretty similar.

Other countries already charge a premium for foreigners to visit their national parks. This is not new. People who live outside the country (whatever country) do not support park infrastructure with taxes and therefore should pay a premium to enter.

This is no different than a non-resident hunting or fishing license.