My perspective on this whole thing is that I really enjoy configuring my tools and regardless of how incompatible my setup becomes and how much time I waste in

My perspective on this whole thing is that I really enjoy configuring my tools and regardless of how incompatible my setup becomes and how much time I waste in the process, I don't see myself stopping anytime soon. Different people value their time differently. It has become more of a hobby than some self-serving quest to improve productivity. Working on my config files or going through those of others in search of little gems is something I do for recreation - it's a very light mental activity. Configuring things is probably my favorite pastime in front of a computer :) Still, highly configurable software should by all means come with smart defaults. I don't mean to turn this into a book club, but this ordeal bears resemblance to Orr from Catch 22 fixing the thumb sized valve of the stove in Yossarian's tent. :) 'If you want to work with something big, that's okay. But that valve is filled with tiny parts, and I just haven't got the patience right now to watch you working so hard over things that are so goddam small and unimportant.' 'Just because they're small doesn't mean they're unimportant.' 'I don't care.'