I never in my lifetime expected to see this. It's about time

I tend to read things while I'm on the toilet. Since I don't want to bring a tablet into the bathroom with me to read it in web form and risk dropping the tablet into the toilet, Computer World will not be on my reading list anymore.

I do not know how to answer your question and will not try. I replied only to wish you and your family my deepest sympathies.

I like my data to not be in the hands of someone else. I don't want it examined, copied or accidently Googled. Fuck this Curtis Peterson

He deserves a full pardon, nobel prize, ignobal prize, several million dollars, some firm handshakes and "atta boys" and the job as CEO at Microsoft.

This way I could get rid of all the stuff on my Android that Google wants me to have but will never use.

I like it. Maybe it would do what you need.

Bring back Snapgear!

Yep, ZFS

Try Owncloud or Ajaxplorer for your own cloud solution maybe.

Fast and uncluttered. Just the way a search engine should be.

Asking this is much like asking 'which is the best linux distro'. You won't get one answer. What type of system are you most comfortable with operating? If it is Microsoft system (for example) you have already got you answer. Are you are looking for a bare-metal hypervisor? Do you need GUI-heavy management tools? What sort of hardware are you going to use (old/new?). Probably looking at a comparison chart would be your best option. I could tell you what I use and why but that won't do you a bit of good. (kvm, stable and easy).