"Then that is the problem. A window trying to draw should be the highest possible priority on desktop workstation and should not be treated like other processes."
Clearly, you prefer your systems to crawl to a halt! Bravo sir!
" If I attempt to migrate to 'window manager x', not only do I need to spend my own time doing it but I will be almost assured of running into issues here and there that may not be insurmountable but will take even more of my valuable time.
I'm confused. What makes your system so special? I mean every application I know runs fine with KDE, Gnome, LXDE, fvwm2, Fluxbox, Blackbox, etc. What makes yours so WM-Centric?
"The linux laptop I use comes pre-built and unfortunately I don't have the flexibility to modify it in that way. I'm stuck with Gnome and whatever scheduler the OS comes with."
What distribution could you possibly be using that doesn't allow you the flexibility to modify it? Or do you not have root access?
" If there are schedulers that are much better, I would question why the particular distro I am using wouldn't just pick the one that works better."
That statement makes it seem pretty evident that you have but a vague understanding of Linux distributions, esp. wrt the one you are using.
"In my experience, Linux desktop response suffers"
You hit the nail on the head, but I don't think you realize it. It is your experience,or more accurately lack thereof, that has you complaining about poor response rather than tweaking your system to perform properly.
"As somebody who crunches numbers all day, trying to pass off results from extremely narrow polls as defining "the face of America" drives me nuts."
Well, consider yourself to have arrived at your destination then!
" Are there too many innocent behind bars?"
You are close. There are too many innocent of any crime with an actual victim in prison. Perhaps you forgot, but here in the US most places still lock people up if they are discovered having a good time and enjoying the day, bothering nobody, smoking a joint.
" Do you think people are put in prison that haven't committed a criminal offense?"
First, I can guarantee you people are put in prison for crimes they didn't commit all the time in the US. This is a known fact, not conjecture. Of course the real issue is that so many people are incarcerated for victimless crimes, as you well know.
"Do you think people aren't being released properly?"
You clearly know all the real issues and are trolling (as usual), as you keep mentioning the issues and denying them. Obviously they aren't releasing criminals properly. Every day hundreds of thousands are released from prisons into the street with no place to go, no money, and no assistance. Gee
" What exactly is your complaint?"
His complaint is that this continues, and will continue, so long as the world is full of so many morons such as yourself. HTH
"Except that's fucking bullshit. It's the job of the person making the assertion to back it up with evidence, not the audience."
It is certainly not the job of every poster to anticipate how uninformed you are and then provide links to help you combat your own ignorance. If you couldn't get proof by simply googling it would then - at that point - it be reasonable to ask for some kind of citation. As it stands now you are just another sad and pathetic variation of the Citation Needed weenie.
"A Large government (with virtually unlimited funding) will crack any commodity encryption scheme."
Do yourself a favour and go learn about encryption, making sure to remain silent on the subject until you do.
The one day you'd sell your soul for something, souls are a glut.
