Still crunching for Einstein@home on few hosts :)

Not really, they work on analysing data which people produced over the years. But they stopped SETI@home project.

According to MS there are various validation steps when app is added to repository, including virus checks:

Each submission to the Windows Package Manager Repository is run through several antivirus programs. These programs all have different virus detection algorithms for identifying potentially unwanted applications (PUA) and malware.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/package-manager/package/repository#validation-process

So I guess it’s safer to install apps trough winget, at least as much as much You trust Microslop doing good job.

Last time i heard NATO was established to defend member countries, not attack non-member states…

Ukraine export of goods to Russia is literally booming :D

Can’t really say for VM installation, but I was able to install it to “login to terminal” stage on Dell XPS 15, that was 14-15 years ago and my knowledge about Linux terminal was rather limited to basic commands only (mainly those shared with DOS/PowerShell). Just give it a go, stick to instructions and it should be fine.

Farming Simulator (pick which year/edition), it’s surprisingly relaxing after whole day in office.

There is also Factorio, game that inspired Satisfactory, less demanding on hardware as its using top-down view and retro graphics.

This time it surely will work!