I find myself only bothering me when the top bar is taller than the navigation link. For example, the featured website in the OP blog: http://www.weirdocards.co

I find myself only bothering me when the top bar is taller than the navigation link. For example, the featured website in the OP blog: http://www.weirdocards.com/ http://www.weirdocards.com/. The top padding strikes me as an unnecessary aesthetic. But I otherwise appreciate the functionality of the default, thin bar where I've encountered it. Even on my netbook. The small expense of screen real estate is compensated by not having to scroll all the way up to navigate and search.