[obtu]

I'm used to multiple desktops (gnome 3, gnome before that), and multiple panels turn out to be useless to me. I just can't spread my attention across two monitors, whereas I switch desktops without thinking about it.

[codinghorror]

Task switching, replacing one set of content with another (literally) isn't generally free: http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2006/09/the-multi-tasking-m...