I am a sucker for tech gadgets and when they get old and obsolete I get even more excited. I had to totally disassemble the TimeCapsule before I even fired it up to see if it works. For me the hardware is really where the excitement lies. Software is just creating a new (and better?) workflow for what we know how to do already. And generally the bulk of software feels a bit disappointing.
Gnome and KDE for me do have excellent workflows. Cinnamon and xfce have always seemed to me like a shop where all the tools are just dumped on the floor. In a wood shop your project stays on the bench you finish using the saw, the move on to the chisel. In Cinnamon and xfce, it always feels like you finish with the saw, then you put everything away, (saving your work) then find the next tool, bring your project back to the bench. I do not know there is just no fluid rhythm to work in Cinnamon or xfce. I can see where they would work in production, where you do your bit then pass it on for work to continue.
I am 5 years older than Chris, which probably makes my best skills just walking upright and taking nourishment.
