This is cool and all, but Wi-Fi and Li-Fi are equally "light-based", it's just using different frequencies. A higher frequency means potentially faster data transmission, but at the cost of faster attenuation. We see this with 2.4GHz vs 5GHz wifi already, and this sounds to me like a more extreme version of that
NameOfWhimsy
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For me it was pretty gradual. In my university research a couple years ago I needed to work with the university's supercomputer running RHEL, so I got some exposure there. At some point I put Mint on my laptop, keeping Windows on my desktop "in case I needed to do any real work", then about a year ago I put linux* on my desktop as well. I do still have a Windows dual-boot just in case there's some weird software I need to use, but I haven't touched it more than once or twice since. I switched partially out of curiosity, but largely as part of an effort to de-google and de-microsoft my stuff so I'm more in control.
*distro-hopped a bit, but now am settled on EndeavourOS
I was surprised at how much you needed the terminal, but also how easy it was to use the terminal after a bit of practice. I prefer it to GUIs for a lot of things now (like git). Also, installing software from a package manager rather than going to a website and downloading it. I didn't like that at first, but I love that concept so much more now, since I can just sudo apt upgrade and everything is up-to-date (no downloading the new version after an update).
I'm now to the point that when I do need to use a windows machine for some reason, it takes me a second to remember how things work. It's kinda a weird feeling tbh haha
Assuming you mean a power strip like this it doesn't really matter what you get. There's no way you'd overload the power strip unless you have a ton of crazy high-end stuff going on (fwiw my setup is a couple mini computers, a couple monitors, and a decent midrange desktop plugged into a single power strip and the whole thing never pulls more than a few amps).
If that is a potential concern, just make sure the one you get is rated for at least the amount of current you expect to pull. Many if not most off-the-shelf strips are rated for at least 10 or 12 amps, and that's almost always way more than enough.