"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.

Linux stops you from taking your meds?

e.g. they disproportionately harm the working poor. I know, it's counter intuitive because when we think poor we think no property. That's why I said the _working_ poor. In America if you're just scraping by virtually all of your wealth is tied up in property, specifically your primary domicile (aka your house). About 20-30% of your income goes to this one investment. It's generally not worth very much, and at times it even loses value. But it's the only investment you can afford.

We fund services with property taxes because a) The rich get out of paying them because most of their wealth is tied up with the stock market and other forms of property with much lower taxes (or many, many more loopholes) and b) for the few taxes the rich pay it's easy for them to keep that money in their neighborhoods and ensure that it's not spent on the lower castes. This is why we fund our schools with property taxes while more decent folks (the Netherlands IIRC) mandate equal funding for all schools...

and Arkham City were rock solid stable. Origins, made by the same developer as Knight, is a buggy mess.

The state has plenty of reason to be involved. There's tonnes of property rights, power of attorney rights, responsibilities in regards to children, etc. It's almost childishly simplistic to say the State has no business there. You might as well endorse anarchy and call it a day.

See, the thing about the religious right is that they firmly believe that God punishes them for your sins. So it's absolutely critical to them that you follow their personal beliefs...

How does this ruling effect local ordinances that make gay sec illegal. I think Texas and v the South still have a few...

I wouldn't be caught dead sharing my wi-fi. There are companies that try to make a living threatening to sue you if they see downloads coming from your IP. Even if you're innocent it costs more to litigate than to just pay, but you're still out $5k...

is I have to be OK myself before I can help out others. Like that Bruce Springsteen song "We take care of our Own". The correct response is to take care of things back home then worry about the rest of the world.

Yes. Who cares what the guy says who is responsible for the code powering well over half of the internet?

My buddy and I were talking about this. Top Gear on SNES in 1993: $55 bucks at launch. Forza 5 on Xbox One in 2014 with all DLC $120. About the same adjusted for inflation, but Forza 5 is a damn sight more intricate a game.

sorta anyway. The thing I hate about "inflation" is that when most folks talk about it they include luxury goods (BMWs, yachts, vacation homes, etc). Nobody ever talks about real inflation: Food, Shelter, Healthcare, Eduction, Transportation. I guess that's not 1 thing, but for the working class it's what really matters.