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* If you call comcast, say you are cancelling but also say that you aren't moving, you can get out of AI chat bot hell and get actual tech support. That tech support might not understand that 'router' and 'modem' are different words with different meanings, but it's better than chipper lady voice chat bot hell.

* Speaking of things not working, my computer has been failing to be able to draw from it's power supply again. It's an issue I've fixed before. This time, I thought it might be beyond fixing* so I finally ordered a new one. Then I fixed it! But now it's having random problems again.

* By 'beyond fixing' I mean it's beyond both me and any place I'd trust with my computer. Most fixing places are scams these days and try to make you pay before returning your gear to even test if it's fixed. Once this is scrubbed of all my data, I might try a few more things so it can be a back up system if I ever need it.

I am both annoyed at replacing this computer, but also relieved to be hopefully done with the constant jury-rigging. Also, I bought this at during a time when graphics cards and drives were in such demand from crypto bros that stuff cost 4-5x normal. I had to get what was, for me, a teeny hard drive. I am finally going back to a normal sized drive. The specific computer I am buying, when the model came out it cost over 2x as much.

* Now the big tech demand is not for chips or cards, it's water and power. Three Mile Island is reopening to power AI. Three Mile Island is one of two reasons there is enough anti-nuclear sentiment that a large political movement grew out of it in the past 10 years.

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So far new laptop setup has gone smoothly. I am going to spent about a week very annoyed at buttons being in different places and other things. I don't deal well with change, especially with my laptop. But, my last one had a lot of problems and, like I said, was bought when graphics cards where spiking in price by like 300% or more, this is a big difference. My Guild Wars 2 install file is no longer most of my C drive. I was legit worried what was going to happen with the next expansion and whether I'd even be able to install it.

Keyboard is being a little wonky, I don't know if I need to adjust to it or if I need to return this particular one. I suspect it just needs to be actually used a bit and the problem may resolve itself. This is such a difference needing to redo the set up wouldn't even bother me. I can actually use it in battery mode, the display is so much better, etc.

I cannot figure out what is beeping. I must find it and kill it... but there is still a chance this keyboard has a problem so I'll need to do set up again. Still, holy shit, no more cycling between charging mode and an un-usable battery mode at random.

( Some info on the problem in case people have suggestions )