Malware detection is largely ineffective, as a result prevention is only effective when done by disabling functionality. If you think "I can run AV and be safe" you are hopelessly outdated in your thinking. You could secure any OS by air gap, but if you want to actually use it in a networked environment, you better update.

Now, OS is generally not exploited head-on, but it makes it easier to leverage other vulnerabilities that would be largely mitigated on something newer.

You are probably safe if you disable Java/Flash/Acrobat on your XP box, but I still wouldn't do anything mission-critical on it.

Blocking Pick Up Artists? I think this is an overreaction. :P

This is because you don't properly encapsulate interfaces and don't adequately document mounting and unmounting process.

Exactly. Even as intuitive "interface" as bathroom signs require explanation at least one time, and even as widespread as bathroom signs, they still do not have uniform notation.

No problem, Chinese People's Army will patch it for you.

When every feature is undocumented, how do you expect to attract new users or introduce new features?

Plus, there is no such thing as intuitive GUI, the best you could possibly do is to have shallow learning curve.

This is not a good time to joke around, we need to get back to serious discussion.

How is that different in private sector? Article implies that this problem is only widespread in the government sector, when in my experiences this is global problem rooted in 'human condition'.

If it lasts for 7+ years like WRT54GL, cost of ownership wouldn't be that high, just upfront costs.

Is latest Tomato has any outstanding exploits or vulnerabilities against it? If so, it is not "no longer maintained" it is "complete".

I am in exactly same situation, and don't find that I need anything more than G. Netflix streaming works just fine, and I have wired connection for my main workstation.

Aside from absolutists positions like Stallman's, why is it important to have OS hardware? Why AMD64, Intel x86, or ARM is not good enough?