Make the console (kid) account name configurable

Autostart reads CONSOLE_KID_USER from /etc/bc250-console.conf
(default: kid), so renaming the account is a pure on-box operation —
documented in OPERATIONS.md.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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co-authored by Claude Fable 5
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@@ -53,6 +53,22 @@ cat /sys/class/drm/card*/device/pp_dpm_sclk # GPU clock scaling
df -h / # disk space
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## Renaming the kid's account (optional)
With the kid fully logged out (`sudo loginctl terminate-user kid`):
```bash
sudo usermod -l NEWNAME kid
sudo groupmod -n NEWNAME kid
sudo usermod -d /home/NEWNAME -m NEWNAME
sudo chfn -f "Display Name" NEWNAME
sudo passwd NEWNAME
echo 'CONSOLE_KID_USER=NEWNAME' | sudo tee /etc/bc250-console.conf
```
Steam data and apps live in the home directory and move with it. The last
line tells the Big Picture autostart which account is the console account.
## Tuning the GPU (optional, after thermal testing)
The GPU governor's curve lives at