Tbh preheating is the whole secret, my coffee stays hot all shift too.

Maybe your buddy's slow cooker is just an anti-bean weapon and that's why they turn to mush. Truth is, 80 cents a can adds up fast, and unless I'm serving them on a platter for a food magazine, nobody's grading my bean shape. Save the money for something that actually matters, like a better cheese.

4 hours on one night seems like a lot of effort for something you could have tackled over a weekend with a few breaks. The flat JPG preview thing is actually pretty smart though, I might steal that one since it beats opening up a 2GB file just to check where you left off. Just hope you didn't spend more time organizing than you do actually drawing, that would be a real shame.