That is the only time I see this abomination not getting instantly shredded. Nobody wants this on their desk, unless they put it in a folder for examples of what not to do.
Game is great, my first playthrough was pretty close to when it came out, I played on Linux with keyboard and mouse and had zero issues. Second was on switch, with controller and it was fine. It might be more enjoyable with a controller tbh.
I haven't used the ai denoiser but the noise reduction in Darktable seems decent to me, has lot's of options. I am pretty new to raw image manipulation so maybe I'm missing something I don't know about but it seems fine?
I have to use SQL at work enough that I just use that for any database I need for personal projects, almost always MariahDB. Helps me stay current on my skills I guess.
Bitwig comes with so much that I can't remember if they have drum samples or just machines or both. I highly recommend you try the free trial to see if you like it before you buy.
If you don't mind paying for it, Bitwig is probably the best that officially supports Linux. There are also ways to run windows VSTs in wine on Linux.
I'm no pro, but I love Bitwig, it has boatloads of cool stuff. Reaper also supports Linux. Ubuntu is fine IMO, I think there is a spin that's specific to audio workloads that might be nice for a beginner. I use Arch at home but I use Ubuntu for work, it's pretty nice these days.
I have never met an HR person that appreciates silliness. Don't think they exist.