Modelling has come a long way in the past decade, probably to the 'close enough' level for just about anybody. Still doesn't quite have the sound or feel of the real thing though.
Very few classic tube guitar amplifiers were Class A, the vast majority being AB. Really the only ones that were class A are single tube amplifiers like the Fender Champ. The Vox AC/30 that everyone thinks is class A is just cathode-biased class AB. The Marshalls that Hendrix played through, the Fenders that Steve Ray Vaughn used, and the Boogies that Santana is known for, all class AB.
Sure, class A does tend to have more even-order harmonics, compared to AB, but even class AB tube amplifiers have more than any solid state one.
I've been using Bash for Windows at work for a couple of months, and it's mostly been good enough that I don't need to fire up my ubuntu vm anymore.
The biggest problem I've run into lately is that I really want to be able to run GUI-based programs, and even though that does worth with VcXWin, it's kind of crappy, especially for font rendering.
Anyone know of a free (or cheap) x window server for windows that does anti-aliasing?
I think people who are picking up on the 10x assets thing are missing the point... Money can help you feel better about things when things in general aren't going well.
What he says about missed opportunities, and working for idiotic management, that's the big thing here. You work your ass off, the management does dumb things, so the thing you're working on never really pays off, in money or fun.
The fact that his sister has 10x the assets is kind of an insult after injury kind of thing.