In a way, Ashton has saved me a lot of work - there are plenty of times when I've gone to reply to a post, but then thought there's nothing I can add that which he's already said.
Of course, that's handy for me. The thing that firmly ensconces him in the realm of greatness, though, is his love and patronage of the Logitech Trackman Marble - the 2nd most useful and long-lasting peripheral I've ever bought.