I'm sorry that happened to you. I've seen the bad effects of SA on a friend of mine and it breaks my heart very much. Hope you're in a better place today 🌹
Guess you never had to package general or hard to package software like those that require fixed output derivation or undersupported ecosystems, trying to use common development environment for Python under NixOS, running binaries under NixOS, the list goes on.
Comparatively, NixOS is complex, while Arch is simple. NixOS diverges very much from traditional Linux distributions, beginning with using a diferent filesystem hierarchy, which breaks a ton of apps, requiring workarounds like patches, simulating a standard filesystem... In the long run, you will have to deal with many NixOS-specific issues.
Because you're going to Uni, it's better to focus on having a mostly just works distro with updated repository, and that's Arch. On your free time in the future, maybe try NixOS in a VM just so you have a feel for it. And again, you can use Nix on Arch so you use apps from Nixpkgs.
This all comes from an originally Arch user turned into an experienced NixOS user.
I'd recommended Arch because with NixOS you end up having to tinker too much. Besides, if you need to use Linux for development purposes, Arch follows the usual Linux/Unix conventions, while with NixOS you would end up tinkering...And you can always use the Nix app from Arch.
Just use Arch with Gnome or KDE, that will save you a ton of time.
Do anything that makes you happy. If you have seen Into the Wild, it says happiness is only true when shared. So if you can have time with important people in your life, I think that's what matters. Once we are gone, we can still live in the minds of people.
Generally the good açaí you have to buy it as served, to eat when you buy it, there are shops dedicated exclusively to açai. I don't recommend buying from a grocery store or alike because these are generally ultraprocessed with preservatives and taste bad. I found this article listing places to buy in Conpenhagen https://www.scandinaviastandard.com/where-to-get-an-acai-bowl-in-copenhagen/
It's like an icecream made of the açaí berry's pulp, generally served with e.g. granola. Once you experiment it, you will only want açaí and no icecream. If I could I would take it everyday. On Wikipedia it is referred as "açaí na tigela", but people usually referr to it just as "açaí". Really recommend 1000/10
Mangoes is one of the worst fruits it has so many sugar. Among the best fruits are papaya, melon, acerola cherry, ponkan, green grapes, pitaya. And I really like processed açaí aka açaí na tigela.
Second that GNOME hasn't even a decent logo it's a feet!!!1 Now KDE has cool dragon. Really, GNOME is trash just keep on KDE life's miles better I'm very proud of you. If anything else just take a look at COSMIC
I have been having the same issue with a Lenovo laptop but on NixOS. I suppose this is a kernel issue; I'll try updating and see if it solves the issue.
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