Was enjoying the show until the rant about "The year of the linux desktop". 

Do you think chasing "the major platforms" will magically bring the year of the Linux desktop because it won't. What it does is it provides ammunition for employers to insist employees can use Microsoft or Apple.

What is the problem here with non mainstream distros that gets you so annoyed ? So what if they don't run "the major platforms". They are not forcing you to run them - why do you not want them to exist so much ?

Monoculture is bad in nature and it's bad in tech. Feel free to run what you want but stop lecturing everyone else about their choices.