I think this is the best post I've read here... like ever.

It's unfortunate that pointing these things out can make people sound like some new-age weirdo hippy. From my experiences it's truth. I'm very happy with my life and I think it has much to do with me realizing a lot of what the parent spoke of here.

Unless it doesn't... in which case, nevermind...

That's rather a harsh way of saying it, but it has some truth. Microsoft Windows does have some pretty good ideas when it comes to ease of use sometimes. Being able to click on an image file and immediatly see a corresponding thumbnail is rather conveniant. This avoids a possible lag whilst waiting for the image to come up after double clicking. Maybe when 1.4 comes out, I might be able to convince some of those around me that GNU/Linux has everything they need! Mind-you this does very little for all those that prefer the command line. ;)