[plug] Disk partitioning

[Harry McNally]

Is there anyone still beavering (yes I know Leon and scribe are out there) 
that can tell me if I've done a bad, bad thing. I've got a new 60 giggle 
bite drive for a new Linux only box that has a swap partition and a TheRest 
huge partition. Should I have fractured this to multiple partitions for

1. safety,
2. management,
3. so I don't have to stare at a bad block read check for a very long time ?

Is there a better plan ?
Will this question invoke the DiskPartitioningEvangalism flame wars ?
Noting also that this is a personal workstation and not a server for all 
and sundry ?

cu
Harry