OK so after the shortest thread in history lets figure something else out.
I'm pretty sure Matt said you see the status of the thumbs up and down in you profile, but I can't find that info anywhere in there. Can you see it in yours?
------------------------- I'm not sick, but I'm not well
To take advantage of the new kernel goodness, yes. To keep on using the old kernel until such time as a reboot is convenient, no*. Advisable, yes. Procrastinatable, often.
*sometimes some stuff gets shutoff during the upgrade, and you really do need to reboot to get it back up
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"Some ideas make you dumber the moment you learn of them."