Fedora, it’s bleeding edge, but stable enough for a daily driver. Also, most things work out of the box.

Why can’t mom and pop store compete with Costco?

This how you sound.

Joplin is also an alternative with desktop and mobile clients.

I know you want to go deeper, but here’s a nice summary of linux’s early history: https://lwn.net/Articles/928581/

Finally we’re on the news for something meaningful, and not for being the best destination for whatever.

I have a small gripe with this article: CTRL+K, CTRL+U and CTRL+W don’t “delete”, they “cut”, and the clipboard can be accessed with CTRL+Y, which the article also fails to mention.

For anywhere in Europe, really. It’s not the same everywhere, but I think generally speaking, most countries get at least 6 months between both parents.

Now do cinnamon!