So now we must deal with it. (Hydraulic Press Channel).

I agree about the design and plugin interface.
However, XCF is fine as an analogue to the PSD file format. Sure, in some cases using a lossless PNG file for input and output format makes sense but you'd keep losing quality if you did the same with JPG. And those formats don't save layer states like PSDs or XCFs so there is a need for a native format.

I wouldn't even blame Microsoft for this one. Most software written would reference the C: drive since it was the standard configuration. Now days with smaller SSDs being more common and with some "out of the box" configurations coming with an SSD backed by a larger HDD the support has only gotten better. I would say quite a few software packages are getting better at being run from non-standard locations, especially game launchers. Origin, Steam, Blizzard, GoG, all have options to move games and/or rediscover games that have been moved.

You bring up a good point. But what do you consider the OS? The kernel, the kernel + boot environment, the kernel + boot environment + basic services?
I think a majority of what we see and consider a new "OS" is the desktop environment plus some changes under the hood that a majority of the people would never know about.

I've had fraudulent activity on my card twice. I hit a button on the credit card app to turn the card off, press another button to call to report fraud, and my new card was in the mail that day. No follow up activity was needed.

I used my cell phone with the CoPilot GPS app.

GPS does work in an airplane, I've used it on a commercial airliner. Speed, location, and direction were correct but I didn't check altitude.

Just because it was posted somewhere else earlier doesn't mean this isn't news that is valuable to read. This is the first I have seen of this particular story (I don't spend time at drudgereport).

I do use NoScript. It is a life saver.

I've been induated with ads for so long that I automatically phase them out unless it is something I am interested in. On ad spammy sites like click through articles I don't even see ad banners anymore. For unskippable video ads I just move over to another browser tab until it is over.

It costs money, but more so than that is that it takes a long time and you are required to work under a practicing PE for four years in order to qualify to become a PE. The issue is that that they are very few PEs in the consumer or automotive electronics industries unless you work in consulting or legal aspects (patents, litigation, etc). Because of this, in practice, it is difficult or impossible to work with or under a PE unless you are in the building construction industries where it is required for design approval.

The best way for many people to learn is to do. If you go through an apprenticeship and haven't done any "real paid work" than neither the employer or the apprentice received anything of value.

I agree. It works well in Linux, Windows, and there is even an Android app that is compatible.

Ah. That is what i get for reading the summary.