I just started yesterday in a VM. It's no stress and you can easily put your configuration on metal after. Pretty fun stuff.

Dota 2

I use kitty because its the hyprland default.

I wouldn't recommend on steam deck. On a desktop/laptop yes.

I would set up a Kali VM and play on HTB or tryhack me. They will have windows machines already set up for you. HTB academy's "getting started" module would be a good place to start or TCM's practical ethical hacking course (there is a free version on YouTube).

Call me crazy but I've been playing league of legends for over 10 years and still enjoy it.

Am I missing anything by using lutris?

https://blog.vaxry.net/articles/2023-hyprlandCommunityChanges

I would say if your school uses handshake or something similar start there otherwise the usual jobs boards work.

I just switched to hyprland and although the discord general chat isn't for everyone, they have been helpful when I ask stupid questions and need a little help.

What is covered under a Lemmy insurance policy?

Linux Mint!