Former Valve writer Marc Laidlaw has posted a fictional letter on his site that sure reads like a possible plot summary for HalfLife 2 Episode 3.RIP, Microsoft Paint.MS Paint, the first app you used for editing images, will probably be killed off in future updates of Windows 1.Paint 3. D. Microsoft lists the 3.Windows 1. 0s next autumn update, a little X marking the end of an era.The app is certainly a relic, from a time when the casual computer user couldnt crack open Photoshop or Skitch or Pixelmator or thousands of web apps.MS Paint cant save image components as layers or vectors its for making flat static images only.It doesnt smooth lines or guess at your best intentions.It does what you tell it and nothing more, faithfully representing the herky jerky motion of drawing freehand with a computer mouse.Its from a time before touch, a time before trackpads.As more sophisticated options appeared, Paints janky aesthetic became a conscious choice.Paint became the metonym for that aesthetic, even if an image was actually created in another app.TV Tropes lists major limitations that came to define a certain look the wobbly freehand lines, awkward color handling, and inappropriate export settings that give Paint its distinctive look.GjkWc.jpg' alt='Duck Life 3 Hacked Training Peaks' title='Duck Life 3 Hacked Training Peaks' />
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