This post was deleted for the following reason: Hey there, sorry for the late delete. This is a nice appreciation but is really more of an article for your own blog than a post for Mefi. The framing (lots of "my personal opinion" and some parts sounding almost like promo material) isn't how posts are made at Metafilter. Get in touch at the contact form if you'd like to talk about editing this to work here. -- LobsterMitten