On Windows: VirtualBox (free and easy to use, but still advanced/powerful) or HyperV (already included if you have Windows Pro).
On Linux: anything based on KVM, my personal favourite is virt-manager, but QEMU is also great.
I would stay away from VMware because the free version is quite limited, and the pro version is not free. The free alternatives are equally good or better, so no reason to use something paid imho.
I filled your survey. It would be nice if you could share the results once it's completed.
I would recommend checking out LosslessCut. Behind the curtain it runs ffmpeg, so you should be able to find the perfect command.
In the features list:
View ffmpeg last command log so you can modify and re-run modify recent commands on the command line
We do have a federated GitHub alternative. Perhaps not too mature yet, but it does indeed exist. Forgejo
1099$, seriously? 😅
Do you happen to own one? If yes, how do you feel about it?
For example, in the PineTime there is a heart rate monitor, but it's too slow and imprecise. Notifications work great, and the battery lasts 20 days or more. How about the Bangle.js 2?
https://pine64.org/devices/pinetime/
Be warned though, the hearth rate monitor doesn't work particularly well. And there is no sleep tracking afaik.
If you'd prefer something more reliable (but less open), GadgetBridge is an Android app to interface with commercial smart watches through reverse-engineered protocols.
For reference, this is what the "Checking for Updates" page on the Pop!_OS store looks like for me. This icon feels out of place, that's why I assumed this is a placeholder that replaced the correct icon that went missing due to some kind of minor problem with my installation.
I assumed that's the "no icon" placeholder for Gnome. I saw it around as well.
GrapheneOS is certainly on my wishlist too, but Pixels are quite pricey. I guess Rethink is the poor man's version. Just a per-app firewall.
Keep in mind that non-hardenized containers only protect you from bugs, they don't protect you from sophisticated malware. If you suspect the software you are trying to run might be a virus, don't run it, or run it in a virtual machine.
I would recommend using containers only if you absolutely understand how to make them secure AND you have no reason to suspect the software you are running might contain nefarious code. In any other case use a virtual machine.