Just wait until you have another Microsoft exclusive key on your new laptop because Microsoft wants a key for their new Copilot assistant garbage, and knowing Microsoft they will probably get their way because they can just tell OEMs to add it or they won't let them ship Windows on their laptops. I wonder how much Microsoft can get away with before people start to look for alternatives (Linux).
Mug is one of the high fructose corn syrup poison potions ever.
For the distribution itself, I usually recommend Linux Mint to most people just jumping into Linux for the first time, it's easy to use, has a familiar(ish) layout, and should work on just about everything out of the box. Fedora is another choice, but I try to stay away from corporate backed distributions.
And for the software side of things:
That should have you covered for most day to day browsing and content consumption!
The Beijing No 2 Intermediate People’s Court went on to state that “social tolerance is a blessing of the rule of law” and highlighted the need to “respect diverse ways of living and protect the dignity of transgender people.”
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are going to be very upset when they learn this. How could evil China stand up for their transgender comrades?! Jokes aside, this is great progress and I hope things continue to improve so that China be another safe haven on the likes of Cuba. 
This is just more sad then anything, I don't really want to dunk on these people. This is what happens when capitalism pushes social isolation and hyper individualism forward more and more with each passing day. Loneliness is one hell of a drug.
The post that the headline originates from is even funnier, could have chosen a better word rather than using "moron" though 
Look what they need to mimic a fraction of our power
The Yanks are some of the most cucked people on planet Earth. They will cry about every form of protest that isn't just posting on social media. Blocking the road? People are trying to get home, move out of the way! Graffiti on a building? That's property damage, you can't do that! Mass crowd outside a building chanting something? You're too loud and disturbing the peace, be quiet! You literally can't do anything without these people being mad.
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