Amazing thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge. And for the book! I’ll check it out. I’m an ex chef and you know what…I’ll start buying spices whole again 😅

THE CANT KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH THIS

Don’t get me started on counterfeit honey. I feel like counterfeit honey is the poster child for how obviously all food agencies are failing their public. If “honey” corn syrup (or whatever the hell they’re using to adulterate the product) is able to flood our shelves in every country without wide scale inspection or punishment—I have to ask: What else is slipping through the cracks?

Supply for high quality white sand used for almost all glass making will be exhausted in 2037, according to British Geologist Michael Welland.

There will be a point in the near future where recycling glass will be less expensive than sourcing high quality sand.

So much of our system is being exposed right now. We can’t even get exposed to new brands and companies/competitors! Everything has a bribe and a middle man.

Thanks for mentioning this issue. I already knew this but I connected for the first time how negative it makes me feel.

We need to consider outlawing these sort of deals or limit them in some way.

I just want to second this comment and chime in with my experiences. (Thanks also for the information on Framework as I’m not familiar and love to learn)

My family primarily uses Thinkpads. We refurbish them for fun (and often give them away to our community). We run Linux easily on almost all our Thinkpads. So far, Linux works very well even on some old machines (as old as 2012 which wouldn’t be what OP is looking for but still worth mentioning).

We try different distros all the time but mostly stick with Fedora and PopOS.

Right now, I am on a refurbished Thinkpad T480s running PopOS. The 7th gen processor is probably too slow for OP but it runs Linux great and it can even handle running a large dwarf fortress through Steam haha. The T480s also has a touchscreen option (and screens can often be swapped out). The T480s screens usually have a hinge where they can lay completely flat (although, I’m not sure if they are pen compatible).

A more recent Thinkpad with a better processor could be an option for OP to consider in addition to the other great suggestions you made. :)