Nerdy white guy, hates apple. "Power user", but couldn't find your his way around a unix box if his life dependent on it.
^ Applies to pretty much everyone that will post some "modded"/themed bs minimalist windows desktop.
Why does a power user need to know his/her way around any *nix environment?
What point does that serve?
Do you speak three languages fluently?
No? You obviously don't know how to communicate and are likely anti-social.
I don't get the hate of minimal and/or themed desktops?
You must be a Mac lover who is tired of the foaming rabid anti-Mac fans.
<-- self-classified "power-user" who previously went to great lengths to modify/theme Windows, and still hold a strong distaste for Apple but can appreciate their approach... yet now carry an iPhone for work (in addition to my Android ) and am also currently typing this from a work-in-progress Hackintosh triple-boot install. OSX replaced a Linux install - I would strongly advise myself against ever betting my life upon my ability to work within any Unix/Linux/etc environment.
I mean, honestly - a simple, clean, minimal desktop, especially with Aero transparency, is a rather striking and beautiful working environment.