It's a vestigial structure from when the meme format was first introduced. It was meant to show doing something despite no one requesting it. It could work without it, but then it's considered a different meme format.
It might be Mint or an issue with your laptop. I've been using Arch for a while and haven't had major performance issues. Before I used Arch, I used Pop!OS and didn't have any issues either. What are your laptop specs? Have you already looked into Nvidia Optimus? Have you tried other distros?
School was canceled due to the poor road conditions, so I had fun at home. My '94 ford ranger doesn't traction control or winter tires, so I drifted around my front lawn.
A large part of these developmental delays are due to the social isolation from the Covid shutdown. Many children missed out of vital childhood experiences. Literacy isn't the only thing they're behind in. Their social skills are emaciated. They don't know how to interact with people because they were deprived of the opportunity.
As someone who used to be into cubing, I find it immensely amusing that it's one of the few hobbies where the Chinese off-brand is actually better than the original name brand. My main cube was a Moyu Weilong GTS2M.
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