For me distro's role is to repackage things and then test them to check if they work together. Kinda like a premade sandwitch.
Tbh in modern day a chair is a better defence option than a knife. Much better at holding ground and safer to use.
Steelseries arctis 3 wireless is fantastic (running on AAA bateries). At first it felt too light, but after putting bateries in, it somehow gets perfect balance.
It's far from ideal solution, but you can create offline backup on steam and after steam fall, launch your games from it.
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