I would say ~10 years is normal for a murder in Germany and other European countries. I don't know about current Russia but here the idea is jail time should lead to rehabilitation and a bit of punishment. In the US it is much more focused on punishment.
You can disable it in the menu that opens when you click on the button at the right of the address bar
Brother ist the way to go. Also OK for Linux in my experience
You could also ise a library. The ones I have used are free or almost free
Yes, I can understand both views. It is simply a difference in culture, I guess...
Mine is not hearable from the inside and only hearable on the same side of the house, but I guess it depends heavily on the model. I. The summer it only runs for hot water - maybe 4 times a day.
There will always be new malware. Just update regularly and use your head. Don't worry about it too much
I didn't want to go in the details. My point was that sentences in the vercinity of 10 years for murder are common in Europe.
I go by: If you are not sure you need a good one, buy the first one for cheap. Of you break it, buy a quality one. You obviously need it.